androgenism

Question 1

what is male hypogonadism

Answer 1

clinical syndrome comprising of signs symptoms and biochemical evidence of testosterone deficiency

Question 2

primary hypogonadism

Answer 2

testes primarily affected
decreased testosterone = decreased negatice feedback
anterior pituitary secretes higher amounts of LH/FSH

Question 3

secondary hypogonadism

Answer 3

hypothalamus/pituitary affected, tested capable of normal function

Question 4

congenital cause of primary hypogonadism

Answer 4

klinefelger
cryptechidism
Y chromosome
microdeletions

Question 5

acquired causes of primary hypogonadism

Answer 5

testicular trauma/torsion
chemotherapy/radiation
varicocele
orchitis (mumps infection)
infiltrative diseases (haemochromatosis)
medications (glucocorticoids, ketoconazole)