What does hypogonadal mean?
‘hypo’ means below or under (as in hypodermic below the skin). ‘gonadal’ means relating to the sex organs, i.e. the ovaries or testes. In this context the term implies that the sex organs have not developed into their normal state they would have achieved if puberty had occurred and are not responding in the usual post-pubertal manner in producing the normal sex hormones oestrogen and testosterone.The term hypogonadism covers a wide range of conditions and is not unique to Kallmanns syndrome. There are more common genetic disorders that can result in hypogonadism such as Kleinfelters syndrome and Turners syndrome. Hypogonadal conditions can be classed as either primary or secondary.Primary hypogonadism is due to the sex organs themselves not functionally correctly or being unable to respond to the correct hormone signals. Kleinfelters and Turners are primary hypogonadism conditions.
‘hypo’ means below or under (as in hypodermic – below the skin). ‘gonadal’ means relating to the sex organs, i.e. the ovaries or testes. In this context the term implies that the sex organs have not developed into their normal state they would have achieved if puberty had occurred and are not responding in the usual post-pubertal manner in producing the normal sex hormones – oestrogen and testosterone. The term hypogonadism covers a wide range of conditions and is not unique to Kallmann syndrome. There are more common genetic disorders that can result in hypogonadism such as Kleinfelter syndrome and Turner syndrome. Hypogonadal conditions can be classed as either primary or secondary. Primary hypogonadism is due to the sex organs themselves not functionally correctly or being unable to respond to the correct hormone signals. Kleinfelters and Turners are primary hypogonadism conditions. There are other primary hypogonadal conditions that can occur during life where previously normally f
‘hypo’ means below or under (as in hypodermic – below the skin). ‘gonadal’ means relating to the sex organs, i.e. the ovaries or testes. In this context the term implies that the sex organs have not developed into their normal state they would have achieved if puberty had occurred and are not responding in the usual post-pubertal manner in producing the normal sex hormones – oestrogen and testosterone. The term hypogonadism covers a wide range of conditions and is not unique to Kallmann’s syndrome. There are more common genetic disorders that can result in hypogonadism such as Kleinfelter’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome. Hypogonadal conditions can be classed as either primary or secondary. Primary hypogonadism is due to the sex organs themselves not functionally correctly or being unable to respond to the correct hormone signals. Kleinfelter’s and Turner’s are primary hypogonadism conditions. There are other primary hypogonadal conditions that can occur during life where previously no
