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 |