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Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

FSH and hCG also find application in the treatment of male subfertility or related conditions. Both are administered to males exhibiting hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism to stimulate sperm synthesis and normal sexual function. hCG has found limited application in the treatment of prepubertal cryptorchidism (a condition characterized by failure of the testes to descend fully into the scrotum from the abdomen). The ability of this hormone to stimulate testosterone production also caught the attention of some athletes, and, as a result, the International Olympic Committee has banned its use. [Pg.320]

FSH and hCG also find application in the treatment of male subfertility or related conditions. Both are administered to males exhibiting hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism to stimulate... [Pg.341]

Gonadotrophins are used in the treatment of amenorrhoea, infertility, cryptorchidism and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in males. It is also useful in in vitro fertilization. [Pg.272]

A 20-year-old man with idiopathic hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism receiving a testosterone ester in a dose of 250 mg intramuscularly every 2 weeks developed priapism (68). [Pg.142]

Hypothalamic-pituitary disease. Decreased testosterone with low or normal gonadotrophins suggests hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. [Pg.158]

Primary testicular failure Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism Hyperprolactinaemia... [Pg.158]

FIGURE 95 Testosterone is used in primary or hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in men age 18 and older. [Pg.679]

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