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Hypogonadism

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The male hypogonadism is an endocrinological disorder with a testosterone deficiency. In the axis hypothalamus, pituitary and testes, the primary hypogonadism and the secondary hypogonadism can be defined by the origin of disturbance.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Rostock, Ernst-Heydemann-Straße 6, Rostock, 18055, Germany

    Chris Protzel, Oliver W. Hakenberg & Kay G. Ballauf

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  1. Dept. of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Medical School of Hanover (MHH), Hannover, Germany

    Axel S. Merseburger

  2. Department of Urology and Urologic Oncol, Medical School of Hanover (MHH), Hannover, Germany

    Markus A. Kuczyk

  3. Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Judd W. Moul

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Protzel, C., Hakenberg, O.W., Ballauf, K.G. (2014). Hypogonadism. In: Merseburger, A., Kuczyk, M., Moul, J. (eds) Urology at a Glance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54859-8_21

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