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Mannlig hypogonadisme

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Definisjon:
Defineres ut fra symptomer og tegn på manglende endogen produksjon av testosteron og påvisning av lavt testosteronnivå ved blodprøve
Forekomst:
Forekommer sjelden hos barn, men er vanligere blant voksne
Symptomer:
Det kliniske bildet avhenger av om tilstanden debuterer før eller etter puberteten
Funn:
Etter puberteten medfører tilstanden hetetokter, bukfedme, nedsatt libido, erektil dysfunksjon, redusert muskelmasse og beintetthet, anemi og økt tendens til depresjoner
Diagnostikk:
Aktuelle tilleggsundersøkelser er SHBG, testosteron, FSH, LH, ev. kromosombestemmelse
Behandling:
Vanligvis parenteral testosteron eller transdermal administrering
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  • Terje Johannessen, professor i allmennmedisin, Trondheim
  • Ingard Løge, spesialist allmennmedisin, redaktør NEL

Tidligere fagmedarbeidere

  • John Cooper, spesialist i allmennmedisin og indremedisin, Medisinsk avdeling, Sentralsjukehuset i Rogaland, Stavanger
  • Stein Vaaler, overlege dr. med., Senter for Klinisk Epidemiologi, Rikshospitalet, Universitetet i Oslo