Table 1:
Fetal-onset male hypogonadism.
Genitalia | Childhood | Puberty-Adulthood | |||||||||||
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LH | FSH | T | AMH | Inh B | LH | FSH | T | AMH | Inh B | Sperm. | |||
Primary hypogonadism (Testicular) | Generalized gonadal failure | ||||||||||||
Gonadal dysgenesis | Female or ambiguous | N-H | N-H | L-ND | L-ND | L-ND | H | H | L-ND | L-ND | L-ND | Azoosp. | |
Testicular regression syndrome Testicular torsion |
Micropenis Empty scrotum |
N-H | N-H | L-ND | L-ND | L-ND | H | H | L-ND | L-ND | L-ND | Azoosp. | |
Klinefelter syndrome, XX Male | Male | N | N | N | N | N | H | H | N-L | L-ND | L-ND | Azoosp. | |
Dissociated gonadal failure | |||||||||||||
Leydig cells | |||||||||||||
Hypoplasia/aplasia Steroidogenic defects |
Female or hypovirilized | N-H | N | L-ND | N-H | N | H | H | L-ND | N-H | L-ND | Azoosp. | |
INSL3 mutations | Cryptorchidism | N | N | N | N | N | N | N-H | N | N-L | Oligosp. | ||
Sertoli cells | |||||||||||||
FSH-R mutations | Small testicles | N | N | N | L | L | N | H | N | L | L | Oligosp. | |
AMH mutations | PMDS | N | N | N | ND | N | N | N | N | ND | N | N | |
Secondary hypogonadism (Central) | Generalized gonadal failure | ||||||||||||
Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency | Micropenis, cryptorchidism | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | Oligosp./azoosp. | |
Isolated central hypogonadism | Micropenis, cryptorchidism | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | Oligosp./azoosp. | |
Dissociated gonadal failure | |||||||||||||
Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency | Small testicles | N | L | N | L | L | N | L | N | L | |||
Isolated central hypogonadism: TAC3 or TACR3 mutations |
Micropenis, cryptorchidism | L | N | L | N | N | L | N | L | L | Oligosp./azoosp. | ||
LHβ mutations | Micropenis, cryptorchidism | L | N | L | N | N | L | H | L | H | Oligosp./azoosp. | ||
FSHβ mutations | Small testicles | N | L | N | H | L | N | Oligosp./azoosp. | |||||
Dual hypogonadism (Combined) | Generalized gonadal failure | ||||||||||||
Prader-Willi syndrome X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia |
Micropenis, cryptorchidism | L-N | L-N | L-N | L | L | N | N | L | L | L | Oligosp./azoosp. |
L, N, H: Low, Normal, High with respect to reference range for age in males ND: non-detectable. Male hypogonadism: an extended classification based on a developmental, endocrine physiology-based approach. Andrology. 2013;1(1):3–16. © 2012 American Society of Andrology and European Academy of Andrology.