Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in selective human gonadotropin deficiency in adult man: A case report

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-254

  Volpi, Riccardo ^a   Ugolotti, Maria Chiara ^a   Carbucicchio, Andrea ^a   Delsignore, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFERTILITY; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOGONADISM;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 63049124448     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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