{"id":1465,"date":"2024-01-24T15:49:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/?post_type=condition_faq&#038;p=1465"},"modified":"2024-01-24T15:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:49:44","slug":"what-are-the-causes-of-hypogonadism","status":"publish","type":"condition_faq","link":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/condition_faq\/what-are-the-causes-of-hypogonadism\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the causes of hypogonadism?"},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","faq-category":[58,68],"service_type":[],"class_list":["post-1465","condition_faq","type-condition_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq-category-andrology-faq","faq-category-hypogonadism"],"meta_box":{"faq_title_t3lmo":"What are the causes of hypogonadism?","faq_description_70nds":"","faq_textarea_60nds":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Klinefelter syndrome. This condition results from a congenital abnormality of the sex chromosomes, X and Y. A male normally has one X and one Y chromosome. In Klinefelter syndrome, two or more X chromosomes are present in addition to one Y chromosome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undescended testicles. Before birth, the testicles develop inside the abdomen and normally move down into their permanent place in the scrotum. Sometimes one or both of the testicles aren't descended at birth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mumps orchitis. A mumps infection involving the testicles that occurs during adolescence or adulthood can damage the testicles, affecting the function of the testicles and testosterone production.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hemochromatosis. Too much iron in the blood can cause testicular failure or pituitary gland dysfunction, affecting testosterone production.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Injury to the testicles. Because they're outside the abdomen, the testicles are prone to injury. Damage to both testicles can cause hypogonadism. Damage to one testicle might not impair total testosterone production.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cancer treatment. Chemotherapy or radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer can interfere with testosterone and sperm production. The effects of both treatments often are temporary, but permanent infertility may occur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kallmann's syndrome. This is an abnormal development of the area of the brain that controls the secretion of pituitary hormones (hypothalamus). This abnormality can also affect the ability to smell (anosmia) and cause red-green colorblindness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pituitary disorders. An abnormality in the pituitary gland can impair the release of hormones from the pituitary gland to the testicles, affecting normal testosterone production.Also, treatment for a brain tumour, such as surgery or radiation therapy, can affect the pituitary gland and cause hypogonadism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inflammatory disease. Certain inflammatory diseases, such as sarcoidosis, histiocytosis and tuberculosis, involve the hypothalamus and pituitary gland and can affect testosterone production.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HIV\/AIDS. HIV\/AIDS can cause low levels of testosterone by affecting the hypothalamus, the pituitary and the testes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medications. The use of certain drugs, such as opiate pain medications and some hormones, can affect testosterone production.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obesity. Being significantly overweight at any age might be linked to hypogonadism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ageing. As men age, there's a slow, progressive decrease in testosterone production. The rate varies greatly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq\/1465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/condition_faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=1465"},{"taxonomy":"service_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_type?post=1465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}