Hypogonadism physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Physical examination

Appearance of the patients

• Patients with hypogonadism usually appear tired and in bad mood.
• In adults, general appearance shows abscent of secondary sexual characteristics. In males no beards and in females no breast development.

Skin

• In males:
  • Pubic hair loss is observed.
  • No beard hair.
• In female:
  • No axillary hair

Genitourinary

• In males:
  • Small testicular size
  • Congenital signs may be found like hypospadius.
• In females:
  • Amenorrhea