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Eunuchism

MedGen UID:
65949
Concept ID:
C0238117
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: eunuchism; hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (Male); Male hypergonadotropic hypogonadism; Primary testicular failure
SNOMED CT: Eunuchism (267403002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005758

Definition

The state of being a eunuch, a male without testes or whose testes failed to develop. It is characterized by the lack of mature male germ cells and testicular hormones. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEunuchism

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Corona G, Rastrelli G, Sparano C, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M
Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2024 Mar;19(2):163-177. Epub 2023 Dec 20 doi: 10.1080/17446651.2023.2296022. PMID: 38117229
Rodriguez KM, Pastuszak AW, Lipshultz LI
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2016 Aug;17(11):1561-7. Epub 2016 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2016.1204294. PMID: 27337642Free PMC Article
McBride JA, Carson CC, Coward RM
Asian J Androl 2015 Mar-Apr;17(2):177-86. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.143317. PMID: 25532575Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Barbonetti A, D'Andrea S, Francavilla S
Andrology 2020 Nov;8(6):1551-1566. Epub 2020 Mar 9 doi: 10.1111/andr.12774. PMID: 32068334
Rastrelli G, Filippi S, Sforza A, Maggi M, Corona G
Front Horm Res 2018;49:131-155. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1159/000485999. PMID: 29895018
Rao A, Steels E, Inder WJ, Abraham S, Vitetta L
Aging Male 2016 Jun;19(2):134-42. Epub 2016 Jan 20 doi: 10.3109/13685538.2015.1135323. PMID: 26791805
Corona G, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Mannucci E, Maggi M
Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015 Dec 15;418 Pt 2:120-33. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.06.031. PMID: 26143633
Jarvis TR, Chughtai B, Kaplan SA
Asian J Androl 2015 Mar-Apr;17(2):212-6. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.140966. PMID: 25337845Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Barbonetti A, D'Andrea S, Francavilla S
Andrology 2020 Nov;8(6):1551-1566. Epub 2020 Mar 9 doi: 10.1111/andr.12774. PMID: 32068334
Jarvis TR, Chughtai B, Kaplan SA
Asian J Androl 2015 Mar-Apr;17(2):212-6. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.140966. PMID: 25337845Free PMC Article
Bernie AM, Scovell JM, Ramasamy R
Aging Male 2014 Dec;17(4):195-8. Epub 2014 Sep 23 doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.963041. PMID: 25247629
Johnson TW, Irwig MS
Nat Rev Urol 2014 May;11(5):297-300. Epub 2014 Apr 8 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.84. PMID: 24709968
Pantalone KM, Faiman C
Cleve Clin J Med 2012 Oct;79(10):717-25. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11174. PMID: 23027731

Therapy

Corona G, Rastrelli G, Sparano C, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M
Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2024 Mar;19(2):163-177. Epub 2023 Dec 20 doi: 10.1080/17446651.2023.2296022. PMID: 38117229
Barbonetti A, D'Andrea S, Francavilla S
Andrology 2020 Nov;8(6):1551-1566. Epub 2020 Mar 9 doi: 10.1111/andr.12774. PMID: 32068334
Rastrelli G, Filippi S, Sforza A, Maggi M, Corona G
Front Horm Res 2018;49:131-155. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1159/000485999. PMID: 29895018
Rodriguez KM, Pastuszak AW, Lipshultz LI
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2016 Aug;17(11):1561-7. Epub 2016 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2016.1204294. PMID: 27337642Free PMC Article
Corona G, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Mannucci E, Maggi M
Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015 Dec 15;418 Pt 2:120-33. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.06.031. PMID: 26143633

Prognosis

Rochira V
Andrology 2020 Nov;8(6):1539-1550. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1111/andr.12827. PMID: 32469467
Miranda EP, Torres LO
Andrology 2020 Nov;8(6):1606-1613. Epub 2020 Feb 28 doi: 10.1111/andr.12772. PMID: 32056383
Rastrelli G, Filippi S, Sforza A, Maggi M, Corona G
Front Horm Res 2018;49:131-155. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1159/000485999. PMID: 29895018
Bernie AM, Scovell JM, Ramasamy R
Aging Male 2014 Dec;17(4):195-8. Epub 2014 Sep 23 doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.963041. PMID: 25247629
Johnson TW, Irwig MS
Nat Rev Urol 2014 May;11(5):297-300. Epub 2014 Apr 8 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.84. PMID: 24709968

Clinical prediction guides

Barbonetti A, D'Andrea S, Francavilla S
Andrology 2020 Nov;8(6):1551-1566. Epub 2020 Mar 9 doi: 10.1111/andr.12774. PMID: 32068334
Miranda EP, Torres LO
Andrology 2020 Nov;8(6):1606-1613. Epub 2020 Feb 28 doi: 10.1111/andr.12772. PMID: 32056383
Rastrelli G, Filippi S, Sforza A, Maggi M, Corona G
Front Horm Res 2018;49:131-155. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1159/000485999. PMID: 29895018
Rao A, Steels E, Inder WJ, Abraham S, Vitetta L
Aging Male 2016 Jun;19(2):134-42. Epub 2016 Jan 20 doi: 10.3109/13685538.2015.1135323. PMID: 26791805
Bernie AM, Scovell JM, Ramasamy R
Aging Male 2014 Dec;17(4):195-8. Epub 2014 Sep 23 doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.963041. PMID: 25247629

Recent systematic reviews

Tienforti D, Castellini C, Di Giulio F, Totaro M, Dalmazio G, Spagnolo L, Muselli M, Corona G, Baroni MG, Barbonetti A
Andrology 2023 Sep;11(6):1067-1076. Epub 2023 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/andr.13373. PMID: 36604313
Van Cauwenberghe J, De Block C, Vanderschueren D, Antonio L
Andrology 2023 Feb;11(2):225-233. Epub 2022 Nov 11 doi: 10.1111/andr.13318. PMID: 36251281
Kang DY, Li HJ
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Jan;94(3):e410. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000410. PMID: 25621688Free PMC Article
Cui Y, Zhang Y
Eur Urol 2013 Nov;64(5):811-22. Epub 2013 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.03.042. PMID: 23567065

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