hypergonadotropic hypogonadism

Various skeletal abnormalities (e.g., curvature of the spine) and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism often occur.

Women with 46 XX gonadal dysgenesis experience primary amenorrhea with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism.

Other terms used for the condition include primary ovarian failure and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, as well as the misnomer, gonadal dysgenesis.

Turner syndrome is a cause of primary amenorrhea, premature ovarian failure (hypergonadotropic hypogonadism), streak gonads and infertility.

See also MYMY4 (300845), an X-linked recessive syndromic disorder characterized by moyamoya disease, short stature, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, and facial dysmorphism.

Shared physical and medical features resulting from the presence of an extra X chromosome include tall stature, the development of testosterone deficiency in adolescence and/or adulthood (hypergonadotropic hypogonadism), and infertility.

Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), also known as premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), primary ovarian insufficiency, premature menopause, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, is the loss of function of the ovaries before age 40.

In men with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, suppression of blood LH levels into the eugonadal reference range indicates adequate ART, whereas persistent non-suppression of LH after 3-6 months of regular treatment indicates inadequate dosage or compliance.