Hypogonadism Causes And Risk Factors
Symptoms in adults vary based on sex. Females with low estrogen experience hot flashes, fatigue, mood disorders, and menstruation problems, while males may develop erectile dysfunction and low libido, experience gynecomastia (breasts), among other symptoms. There are two types of hypogonadism. Primary hypogonadism is caused by disorders of the glands that produce the sex hormones: female ovaries and male gonads (located in the testes). Additionally, secondary hypogonadism (also known as “hypogonadotropic hypogonadism”) can arise due to problems in the pituitary gland, which regulates these glands, or the surrounding hypothalamus of the brain....