Sentences with phrase «hypogonadism include»

Common causes of hypogonadism include but are not limited to:

Not exact matches

[17] Mutations of additional genes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Kallmann syndrome and / or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, including the following genes: WDR11, FGF17, IL17RD, DUSP6, SPRY4, FLRT3, AXL, SOX10, SEMA3A, and HS6ST11.

For men who suffer from true hypogonadism (low testosterone), while there is certainly a correlation between diet, including intake of sugar, and hormones, a diet change is probably going to be insufficient and hormone replacement therapy will likely be indicated.

Other treatment options may include switching medications, treating an underlying condition, testosterone replacement hormone therapy if the man has hypogonadism, or relationship counseling.

When it fails, or when testosterone levels drop too far with age, it can result in a condition called hypogonadism that can cause a litany of problems, including diminished sex drive, erectile dysfunction, depression, fatigue, hair loss and weight gain.

This article from The National Center for Biotechnology Information sums up the benefits of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for men suffering from all forms of low testosterone, including primary hypogonadism:

Causes can include excessive exercise, anorexia, hypogonadism, post-childbirth and medications.

Just as having enough testosterone supports strength and sexual function, a lack of it (hypogonadism) can have equally dramatic side effects, including sexual dysfunction, infertility, stunted height, low bone - mineral density, reduced muscle mass, and reduced strength.

But not in a) someone who is both stressed and leptin resistant, since increased leptin levels from the re-feed might not be powerful enough to offset other excitatory pathways b) someone who is currently emerging from yo - yo dieting or caloric restriction c) someone who is dealing with an over-stimulated appetite, d) someone experiencing stress, e) someone who has had a history of insomnia, f) someone who is underweight, since they have low leptin levels, g) anyone who has ever had an eating disorder, particularly bulimia or binge eating disorder or h) anyone with HPA axis or endocrine dysregulation, particularly women, including overt stress, hypogonadism, hypothalamic amenorrhea, hypercortisolism, or hypocortisolism (adrenal fatigue.)

Other terms include testosterone deficiency syndrome, androgen deficiency of the aging male and late - onset male hypogonadism.

Patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) exhibit clinical symptoms similar to those associated with zinc deficiency, including immune deficiencies, impaired taste and appetite, decreased food intake, gastrointestinal malfunction with diarrhea, alopecia, epithelial lesions and hypogonadism and hypospermia (King and Keen 1994, Odeh 1992).