Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Data on Virilization and Erotosexual Behavior in Male Hypogonadotropic Hypopituitarism During Gonadotropin and Androgen Treatment

  • RICHARD R. CLOPPER
  • , TOM MAZUR
  • , MARGARET H. MacGILUVRAY
  • , RALPH E. PETERSON
  • , MARY L. VOORHESS
  • Division of Psychoendocrinology
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Cornell University

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

The goal of this investigation was to assess whether or not gonadotropin therapy enhanced the degree of virilization and psychosexual behavior of men with hypogonadotropic hypopituitarism. Pre‐ and post‐gonadotropin assessments of virilization in four men indicated that gonadotropin therapy was associated with dramatic improvements in the degree of virilization that each man previously obtained on androgen only. Retrospective interview data on erotosexual behavior indicated improved erotosexual function on gonadotropin as compared to the prior androgen treatment. These data suggest that complete virilization in these men was partially gonadotropin dependent. Whether or not the behavioral benefits reported by these men represented a direct or synergistic effect of gonadotropin in the expression of erotosexual behavior or an indirect effect of improved virilization can not be answered by these data. 1983 American Society of Andrology

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-311
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Andrology
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

Keywords

  • Gonadotropin
  • beard growth
  • hCG
  • hMG
  • hypogonadotropism
  • hypopituitarism
  • sexual behavior
  • virilization

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Data on Virilization and Erotosexual Behavior in Male Hypogonadotropic Hypopituitarism During Gonadotropin and Androgen Treatment'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this