Unknown (40 to 50 percent)
Primary hypogonadism (30 to 40 percent)
Androgen insensitivity
Congenital or developmental testicular disorder (e.g., Klinefelter syndrome)
Cryptorchidism
Medication (e.g., alkylating agents, antiandrogens, cimetidine [Tagamet], ketoconazole [Nizoral], spironolactone [Aldactone])
Orchitis, including mumps orchitis
Radiation
Systemic disorder
Testicular trauma
Varicocele
Y chromosome defect
Altered sperm transport (10 to 20 percent)
Absent vas deferens or obstruction
Epididymal absence or obstruction
Erectile dysfunction
Retrograde ejaculation
Secondary hypogonadism (1 to 2 percent)
Androgen excess state (e.g., tumor, exogenous administration)
Congenital idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Estrogen excess state (e.g., tumor)
Infiltrative disorder (e.g., sarcoidosis, tuberculosis)
Medication effect
Multiorgan genetic disorder (e.g., Prader-Willi syndrome)
Pituitary adenoma
Trauma