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Reversal of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
The New England journal of medicine - 30 Aug 2007
Raivio Taneli, Falardeau John, Dwyer Andrew, Quinton Richard, Hayes Frances J, Hughes Virginia A, Cole Lindsay W, Pearce Simon H, Lee Hang, Boepple Paul, Crowley William F, Pitteloud Nelly
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, which may be associated with anosmia (the Kallmann syndrome) or with a normal sense of smell, is a treatable form of male infertility caused by a congenital defect in the secretion or action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Patients have absent or incomplete sexual maturation by the age of 18. Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism was previously...
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