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- adjective pathology Of or pertaining to an abnormally
reduced secretion ofgonadotropin
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A mutation in the gene, the researchers found, can cause a rare condition called hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, in which children don't fully enter puberty.
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Men with low levels of FSH, LH, and testosterone typically have hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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If the sense of smell is absent, this form of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is called Kallmann syndrome.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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Very delayed or incomplete sexual development suggests hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, such as Kallmann syndrome, or testicular failure, such as Klinefelter syndrome.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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He sees this in men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism or Klinefelter syndrome.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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A lack of sense of smell is typically associated with Kallmann syndrome, a specific genetic variant of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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These relatively low levels of LH and FSH are suggestive of a "partial" hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
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It can also be particularly helpful if you suffer from a luteal phase defect (characterized by low progesterone in the second half of your menstrual cycle), poly cystic ovarian disease (PCOD) or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Kallmann syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (absence or defective function of the testes or ovaries) and a defective sense of smell as a result of an absence of olfactory bulbs, a condition known as arrhinencephaly.
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Kallmann syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (absence or defective function of the testes or ovaries) and a defective sense of smell as a result of an absence of olfactory bulbs, a condition known as arrhinencephaly.
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