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Personality development of adolescents with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
J Huisman1, J D Bosch, H A Delemarre vd Waal
1Department of Medical Psychology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Psychological Reports
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is a disorder of puberty characterized by absence of spontaneous sexual maturation. 8 male adolescents with this disorder, who were treated with pulsatile GnRH administration, were examined psychologically by means of standardized interviews. Problems were found in the development of independence (specifically relating to own body image and social functioning) and in identity development (particularly on personal characteristics).