hrp0098ee1.4 | Section | ESPE2024

The patient perspective on new treatment options (example hypogonadotropic hypogonadism)

Smith Neil

I was diagnosed with Kallmann syndrome at the age of 23 in the 1990's. I was never seen by a paediatrician as a teenager, even though I had two additional "red flag" symptoms of anosmia and hearing loss in addition to my lack of puberty. I was seen as being a "late bloomer" and told to "wait and see". Even though the awareness of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) / Kallmann syndrome / Isolated GnRH deficiency has increased since my diagnosis...