Adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to isolated pituitary gonadotropin deficiency

Internal Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 571-574

  Suzuki, Fumika ^b   Shimizu, Chikara ^b   Umetsu, Masaaki ^b   Nagai, So ^b   Takeuchi, Jun ^b   Endo, Mikiko ^b   Miyoshi, Hideaki ^b   Yoshioka, Narihito ^b   Kubo, Mitsumasa ^a   Koike, Takao ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Gynecomastia; Isolated

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; JAPAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PUBERTY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; IMPOTENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4444312518     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.571     Document Type: Article

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