What is hypogonadism? What are the symptoms of hypogonadism? How to diagnose hypogonadism? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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Hypogonadism, symptoms
Hypogonadism (male) - pathological condition due to insufficient secretion of Androgen. Hypogonadism - congenital underdevelopment of genital
glands, toxic, infectious, radiation defeat, violation
Functions of the hypothalamic-pituitary system.
In primary hypogonadism affects directly
Tasticular cloth, with secondary - pituitary glands
arises due to the defeat of the hypothalamic-pituitary system with
Reducing the gonadotropic function of the pituitary.
Clinical manifestations
hypogonadism depend on the age in which the disease arose, and
The degrees of androgenic failure. Distinguish applying I
Postpubertal forms of hypogonadism. With the defeat of the testicles to the sex
ripening develops typical eunuchoid syndrome, high
Disproportionate growth due to the delay of an ossification of epifizar
growth zones, lengthening of the limbs, underdevelopment of the chest and
Shoulder belt. Skeletal musculature developed weakly, subcutaneous fat
fiber is distributed to the female type. Often True Gynecomastia.
Pale skin.
Weak development of secondary films:
- Lack of shatter on face and body (on the pubis - on the female type)
- Lady underdevelopment
- high voice
The genitals are underdeveloped:
- Sexual member of small sizes
- The scrotum is formed, but depigmented, without folds
- Glue flasks
- The prostate gland is underdeveloped, often palpatorically defined
With secondary hypogonadism, except for androgenic symptoms
Insufficiency, often obesity is obesity, the symptoms are often observed
Hypophunction of other inland secretion glands - thyroid, bark
adrenal glands (the result of the loss of trop hormones of the pituitary. Maybe
Symptoms of Pangopopituitarism are observed. Sexual attraction I
There are no potencies.
If the fraud of the function of the testicles occurred after sexual
ripening when the sexual development and formation of bonestry
Systems are already completed, the symptoms of the disease are less pronounced. Characteristic
Reducing the testicles, decreased face and body, thinning of the skin and
Loss of its elasticity, development of obesity for the female type, violation
sexual functions, infertility, vegetative-vascular disorders.
Diagnosis of hypogonadism
Diagnosis of hypogonadism uses data
X-ray and laboratory research. In hypogonadism,
developing before the period of puberty, marks the lag «bone» age from passport for several years. Blood content
Testosterone below normal. In primary hypogonadism - raising level
Gonadotropins in the blood, with secondary - its decline, in some
Cases their content can be within the norm. Exception with urine
17-COP may be within normal limits or below. When analyzing ejaculate -
AZOO- or oligospermia (lowering the volume of the selected sperm - less than 1 ml); In some cases, ejaculate get not
succeed.
Life forecast favorable. Chronic disease, in
The process of treatment can reduce the symptoms of androgenic
Insufficiency.
