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Insuficiencia testicular - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Hipogonadismo primario en hombres

Definición:

Es la incapacidad de los testículos para producir espermatozoides u hormonas masculinas.

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Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La insuficiencia testicular es poco común y sus causas pueden abarcar:

  • Ciertos medicamentos, incluyendo glucocorticoides, ketoconazol y opiáceos
  • Problemas cromosómicos
  • Enfermedades que afectan al testículo, como paperas, orquitis y cáncer testicular
  • Lesión en los testículos
  • Torsión testicular

Las siguientes cosas incrementan el riesgo de insuficiencia testicular:

  • Fecha de revisión: 4/26/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Bhasin S, Cunningham GR, Hayes FJ, et al. Testosterone therapy in adult men with androgen deficiency syndromes: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jun;91(6):1995-2010.

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