hypoandrogenism
English
Etymology
From hypo- + androgen + -ism.
Noun
hypoandrogenism (plural hypoandrogenisms)
- (medicine) An abnormally low level of androgens.
- 1986, Emil Steinberger, G. Frajese, Anna Steinberger, Reproductive Medicine, page 135:
- Thus, hypoandrogenisms, even though slight, probably cause an alteration of the epididymal function, even though no corresponding alteration is observable in the functioning of other glands.
- 2015 July 9, Vitaly A. Kushnir et al., “Relative importance of AMH and androgens changes with aging among non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome”, in Journal of Ovarian Research, volume 8, DOI::
- For example, if non-obese PCOS patients despite seemingly normal androgen levels, indeed, suffer from relative hypoandrogenism, […] androgen supplementation may help in improving oocyte/embryo quality and fertility treatment outcomes.
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