| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| AMH | Anti-Müllerian hormone |
| AMS | Aging Male’s Symptoms |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CRH | Corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| E2 | Estoradiol |
| EHS | Erection Hardness Score |
| FSH | Follicle stimulating hormone |
| FT | Free testosterone |
| FT3 | Free triiodothyronine |
| FT4 | Free thyroxine |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GHRP-2 | Growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HH | Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism |
| HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
| IIEF-5 | The International Index of Erectile Function-5 |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| JES | Japan Endocrine Society |
| JSCO | Japan Society of Clinical Oncology |
| JSGI | Japanese Society of Gender Incongruence |
| JSHP | Japanese Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors |
| JSMH | Japanese Society of Men’s Health |
| JSPE | Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology |
| JSPU | Japanese Society of Pediatric Urology |
| JSRE | Japan Society of Reproductive Endocrinology |
| JSRM | Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine |
| JUA | Japanese Urological Association |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LHRH | Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone |
| LLR | Lower limit of reference intervals |
| MSHQ-EjD-SF | Male Sexual Health Questionnaire-Ejaculatory Dysfunction-Short Form |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NA | Not available |
| PIF | Prolactin inhibiting factor |
| PitNET | Pituitary neuroendocrine tumor |
| PRL | Prolactin |
| rFSH | Recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone |
| ST1 | Steroidogenic factor 1 |
| T/E ratio | Ratio of total testosterone to estradiol |
| TESE | Testicular sperm extraction |
| TRH | Thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| TT | Total testosterone |
| ULR | Upper limit of reference intervals |
| WHO | World Health Organization |