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Hypogonadism Learning Center

In women, hypogonadism may cause infertility. Menopause is a form of hypogonadism that occurs naturally and can cause hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and irritability as a woman's estrogen levels fall. The risk of osteoporosis and heart disease incr...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 1, 2008
Many forms of hypogonadism are potentially treatable and have a good prognosis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Primary infertility describes couples who have never been able to become pregnant after at least 1 year of unprotected sex (intercourse. Secondary infertility describes couples who have been pregnant at least once, but have not been able to become...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 17, 2009
Infertility is the failure to conceive a pregnancy after attempting for at least one full year. In primary infertility, pregnancy has never occurred. In secondary infertility, one or both members of the couple have previously conceived, but are un...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Infertility is the failure of a couple to conceive a pregnancy after trying to do so for at least one full year. In primary infertility, pregnancy has never occurred. In secondary infertility, one or both members of the couple have previously conc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infertility is the failure of a couple to conceive a pregnancy after trying to do so for at least one full year. In primary infertility, pregnancy has never occurred. In secondary infertility, one or both members of the couple have previously conc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 4, 2010
Osteoporosis , which is characterized by a decrease in the mass of otherwise normal bone is the most common metabolic bone disease. Normal bone is made of a hard outer shell (the cortex) and an inner network of spicules (fibers), called trabeculae...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Osteoporosis (literally "porous bone") is a condition characterized by bone fragility and fracturing. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines osteoporosis as a 25 percent reduction of bone mineral density (BMD) compared to that of a healthy yo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
The word osteoporosis literally means "porous bones." It occurs when bones lose an excessive amount of their protein and mineral content, particularly calcium . Over time, bone mass, and therefore bone strength, is decreased. As a result, bones be...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The word osteoporosis literally means porous bones. It occurs when bones lose an excessive amount of their protein and mineral content, particularly calcium . Over time, bone mass, and therefore bone strength, is decreased. As a result, the bones ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
The word osteoporosis literally means "porous bones." It occurs when bones lose an excessive amount of their protein and mineral content, particularly calcium. Over time, bone mass, and therefore bone strength, is decreased. As a result, bones bec...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissues, leading to bone fragility and, consequently, an increase in fracture risk.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissues, leading to bone fragility and, consequently, an increase in fracture risk.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Question: Do most men have difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection (impotence) as they grow older? Answer: Getting older does not mean you will experience impotence, although in many men, sexual responses may become slower and less intense...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 1, 2009
Erectile dysfunction (ED) may be defined as the consistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse. The word "consistent" is included in the definition because most men experience transient...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Impotence, often called erectile dysfunction, refers to the male's inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction, is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Inhibited sexual desire (ISD) refers to a low level of sexual interest. A person with ISD will not start, or respond to their partner's desire for, sexual activity. ISD can be primary (in which the person has never felt much sexual desire or inter...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 1, 2008
Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) occurs when a woman is continually unable to attain or maintain arousal and lubrication during intercourse, is unable to reach orgasm, or has no desire for sexual intercourse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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