Kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome (KS) be a genetic disorder wey dey prevent a person from starting anaa fully completing puberty. Kallmann syndrome be one of a group of conditions dem term hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. To distinguish am from oda forms of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, Kallmann syndrome get de additional symptom of a total lack of sense of smell (anosmia) anaa a reduced sense of smell. If dem lef am untreated, people go get poorly defined secondary sexual characteristics, dey show signs of hypogonadism, almost invariably be infertile den at increased risk of dem dey develop osteoporosis. A range of oda physical symptoms wey dey affect de face, hands den skeletal system sanso fi occur.

 Terminology 
De terminology dem dey use wen describing cases of HH vary den fi include:

 GnRH deficiency
 congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH)
 idiopathic/isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH)
 normosmic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nHH)
 hypothalamic hypogonadism
 olfacto-genital syndrome

 References 

 External links 

 National Organization for Rare Diseases page on Kallmann syndrome

Category:Cell surface receptor deficiencies
Category:Hypothalamus disorders
Category:Intersex variations
Category:Pituitary disorders
Category:Rare genetic syndromes
Category:Syndromes wey dey affect de endocrine system
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Category:Diseases dem name after discoverers