Testosterone is often termed as the MALE HORMONE. Testosterone is a steroid hormone from androgen group. It is the most potent of naturally occurring androgens. Testosterone plays a pivotal role in development of male reproductive tissues such as testis and prostrate and is also responsible for the development of the male sex characteristics such as deep voice, growth of body hair, increased muscle and bone mass.
The medical condition when the testicles don’t produce enough of the male sex hormone testosterone is known as HYPOGONADISM. There are two types of Hypogonadism:
Primary: Also known as the primary testicular failure, it originates from a problem in the testicles.
Secondary: This occurs when the Pituitary gland or the Hypothalamus fails to send signals to the testis to produce the hormone.
Hypogonadism can be caused by an inherited trait or can occur due to some injury or infection.
Causes of Primary Hypogonadism:
•Klinefelter’s Syndrome: This condition is an inborn abnormality of X and Y chromosomes. A male normally has one X and one Y chromosome. In Klinefelter’s Syndrome two or more X chromosomes are present, which causes abnormal development of testicles in turn resulting in underproduction of testosterone.
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