Symptoms & Signs
* Normal outside genitals before puberty
* Failure to start puberty at the correct time and lack of secondary sex characteristics (penis and pubic hair growth, deepening of the voice, and increase in muscle mass)
Diagnosis & Tests
Signs include:
* Empty scrotum
* Lack of secondary sex characteristics
Tests include:
* Anti-Mullerian hormone levels
* Bone density
* FSH and LH levels
* Surgery to look for male reproductive tissue
* Testosterone levels (low)
* Ultrasound or MRI
* X,Y karyotype
Anorchia: Overview, Causes
Anorchia: Diagnosis & Tests, Symptoms & Signs
Anorchia: Treatment
Review Date : 9/7/2008
Reviewed By : Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Reviewed By : Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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