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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism    See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Gonadotropin deficiency; Kallmann syndrome; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia; Hypogonadism with anosmia; Secondary hypogonadism

Symptoms

  • lack of development at puberty, incomplete development or significant delay of pubertal development
  • prepubertal testicular size in adolescence
  • absence of secondary sexual development (e.g., pubic, facial, axillary hair)
  • short stature may be associated with some forms of hypogonadism
  • anosmia (inability to smell)

Signs and Tests

  • levels of various hormones in the blood
  • GnRH stimulation test (measuring hormone levels after stimulation by injected hormones) 
  • MRI of the head

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