ACQUIRED HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM (AHH) IN THALASSAEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS: AN UNDERDIAGNOSED CONDITION?
Introduction In males, acquired hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (AHH) includes all disorders that damage or alter the function of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons and/or pituitary gonadotroph cells. The clinical characteristics of AHH are androgen deficiency and a lack, delay or halt of p...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2436 |