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Both sexes produce testosterone. Men produce far greater quantities of testosterone than women. The amount secreted by women is small and it does not have a strong masculising effect. Testosterone is crucial for the development and maintenance of the male sex organs and the male secondary sex characteristics. These include muscle bulk, facial and axillary hair, changes in fat distribution and deepened voice.
Male hypogonadism is the medical phrase used to describe men with severe testosterone deficiency. The degree of severity of the condition can vary from individual to individual, but there is universal similarity of symptoms in testosterone deficient males - these include fatigue, lethargy, mood changes, ill temper, sexual dysfunction, poor erectile function, loss of sexual interest, diminished muscle strength, osteoporosis and anaemia.
Classical male hypogonadism is most frequently due to primary testicular disease e.g. Klinefelter’s syndrome, but may result from malfunctioning of the pituitary gland or hypothalamus in the brain.
Male hypogonadism is estimated to have a prevalence of 5 per 1000 men making it one of the commonest forms of hormonal deficiencies in men. Physiological androgen replacement aims to restore circulating testosterone concentration to normal in men with hypogonadism.
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