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Functional Hypogonadism Assessment

Meaning

Functional hypogonadism assessment is a comprehensive clinical and biochemical evaluation process utilized to identify a state of suppressed gonadal hormone production, typically testosterone or estrogen, that is not attributable to primary testicular or ovarian failure but rather to reversible systemic stressors. This condition, often accurately termed secondary or functional hypogonadism, is characterized by low levels of gonadal hormones despite normal or low pituitary and hypothalamic hormone output. The primary assessment goal is to pinpoint the underlying lifestyle, metabolic, or psychological drivers that initiated the central suppression.