Endocrine: Testosterone Flashcards
most potent male androgen
Testosterone
Testosterone is synthesized in
DHEAS
Testosterone is regulated by
LH and FSH
Testosterone
Peak
Low
Peak 8:00am
Low 8:00 pm
Development of male characteristics
Spermatogenesis in Sertoli Cells
Normal development of Sperm cells
Urinary Metabolite of Testoterone
17-Ketosteroids
Method: Zimmerman Reaction
Principal androgen formed by adrenal cortex ; weak androgen
DHEAS
Increased LH and FSH
Decreased Testosterone
Hypergoandrotropic Hypogonadism
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Testicular Feminization Syndrome
5a Reductase Deficiency
Myontic Deficiency
Testicular Injury and Infection
Sertoli cell only Syndrome
Hypergoandrotropic Hypogonadism
Decreased LH and FSH
Decreased Testosterone
Hypogoadotropic Hypogonadism
Azoospermia; Deficient Verilization;
Hermaphrodism
Hypogoadotropic Hypogonadism
Kallman’s syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes
Hyperprolactinemia
Pituitary Disease
Hypogoadotropic Hypogonadism
impotence, loss of secondary sex characteristics, delayed puberty results
Hypoandrogenemia
include infections, tumors, congenital disordersd
Primary Hypoandrogenemia
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Primary Hypoandrogenemia