When the sex glands in the body produces less or more sex hormones. This medical condition is known as hypogonadism.
Causes
- Addison’s disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Genetic disorders such as Turner Syndrome and Klinefelter Syndrome
- Mumps involving the testes
- Kidney and liver diseases
- Hemochromatosis
- Exposure to radiation
- Surgery of sexual organs
- Brain surgery
- Injury to pituitary gland or hypothalamus
Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms in females
- Milky discharge from breasts
- Menstruation irregularity
- Absent growth of breasts
- Loss of hair from the body
- Sex drive is either slow or absent
Signs and Symptoms in male
- Loss of muscle
- Infertility
- Difficulty in concentration
- Erectile dysfunction
- Low or absent sex drive
- Growth of breasts
Treatment
Treatment for females
Estrogen therapy
Low doses of testosterone
Injections of the hormone human choriogonadotropin
Pills containing FSH to trigger ovulation
Treatment for male
Injection
Lozenge
Gel
Patch
