Kallmann's syndrome

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familial hypogonadism with anosmia, hypogonadotropoic eunuchoidism

Broader Terms

anosmia, congenital disorder, hypogonadism, syndrome

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• What does this mean? Send via SMSBlogThis! Kallmann's Syndrome & Hypogonadism Saturday, October 15, 2005 Kallmann's Syndrome is not a very well known condition, even in the medical community.
• Kallmann Syndome is: Kallmann's syndrome is a rare disorder which, according to a recent estimate affects around 1 in 10,000 men and 1 in 70,000 women.
• Which kinds of specialised fertility treatment are currently available ? Fertility treatment for sufferers of Kallmann's syndrome is very specialised.
• What is Kallmann's syndrome? Kallmann's syndrome is a congenital hormonal condition characterised by the failure of an individual to enter puberty.
• One form of hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HH) is known as Kallmann's syndrome which has the additional characteristic of an absent or abnormally low sense of smell.
• of Pennsylvania - Electronic Dissertations > Kallmann's syndrome: Olfactory and GnRH development Kallmann's syndrome: Olfactory and GnRH development Tamara Lee Wexler, University of Pennsylvania Date: 2003 Download the dissertation (PDF format) Tell a colleague about it.
• Synonym(s): Kallmann's Syndrome / Kallmanns Syndrome / Syndrome, Kallmann / Syndrome, Kallmann's / See Related: Gonadorelin MeSH 2005 U.
• What other characteristics of Kallmann's syndrome are there ? 14.

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