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46 Plymate<br />

Table 1<br />

Classification of Male Hypogonadism<br />

Primary Hypogonadism<br />

Kl<strong>in</strong>efelter syndrome<br />

XX males<br />

XY/XO mixed gonadal dysgenesis<br />

XYY syndrome<br />

Ullrich–Noonan syndrome<br />

Myotonia dystrophica<br />

Sertoli-cell-only syndrome<br />

Functional prepubertal castrate<br />

Enzymatic defects <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g testosterone biosynthesis<br />

5α-reductase deficiency<br />

Lute<strong>in</strong>iz<strong>in</strong>g hormone gonadotrop<strong>in</strong>-resistant testis<br />

Persistent mullerian duct syndrome<br />

Male pseudohermaphroditism <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong>rogen receptor defects<br />

Testicular fem<strong>in</strong>ization<br />

Reifenste<strong>in</strong> syndrome<br />

Infertility result<strong>in</strong>g from a receptor defect<br />

After orchitis<br />

Cryptorchidism<br />

Leprosy<br />

Testicular trauma<br />

Testicular irradiation<br />

Autoimmune testicular failure<br />

Chemotherapy<br />

Secondary Hypogonadism<br />

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism<br />

Isolated lute<strong>in</strong>iz<strong>in</strong>g hormone or follicle-stimulat<strong>in</strong>g hormone deficiency<br />

Acquired gonadotrop<strong>in</strong> deficiencies<br />

Prolact<strong>in</strong>-secret<strong>in</strong>g pituitary tumors<br />

Severe systemic illness<br />

Uremia<br />

Hemochromatosis<br />

Comb<strong>in</strong>ed Primary <strong>and</strong> Secondary Etiology<br />

Ag<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Hepatic cirrhosis<br />

Sickle-cell disease<br />

situations pose further difficulties for cl<strong>in</strong>icians who must decide whether <strong>and</strong>rogen<br />

replacement is needed. In those situations <strong>in</strong> which obvious deficiency states are not<br />

present, the <strong>in</strong>dication for replacement therapy may not be clear-cut. In some of these<br />

patients, the f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g of an exaggerated gonadotrop<strong>in</strong> response to gonadotrop<strong>in</strong>-releas<strong>in</strong>g<br />

hormone (GnRH) may help to def<strong>in</strong>e the presence of testicular failure.<br />

Functionally, the hypogonadal states may be classified accord<strong>in</strong>g to the level at which<br />

the hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular axis is defective. Briefly, the control of testicular<br />

function beg<strong>in</strong>s with the release, <strong>in</strong> a pulsatile fashion, of GnRH from the hypothalamus.<br />

GnRH, transported by the hypothalamic pituitary portal system, then causes the release<br />

of lute<strong>in</strong>iz<strong>in</strong>g hormone (LH) <strong>and</strong> follicle-stimulat<strong>in</strong>g hormone (FSH) from the anterior

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