What Is Kallmann Syndrome?
3. Kallmann Syndrome
Kallmann syndrome is a condition where the body will not start producing a particular hormone as it should do. Kallmann syndrome is also known as familial hypogonadism with anosmia, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and hypothalamic hypogonadism. The hormone in question is the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), and this hormone has the task of stimulating puberty. The hormone also has some other tasks in the body.
The hormone stimulates the production of eggs in young women, and also stimulates the production of sperm in young men. If not enough of the hormone is being produced, then the patient will not enter into puberty regardless of how old they may be.
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