Failure to develop secondary sex characteristics ( sexual infantilism ) is typical.
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So long as our sexual infantilism endures,
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"' Sexual infantilism "': in pursuing and satisfying his or her libido ( sexual drive ), the child might experience failure ( parental and societal disapproval ) and thus might associate anxiety with the given erogenous zone.
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A related condition is follicle-stimulating hormone ( FSH ) insensitivity, which presents with similar symptoms to those of Leydig cell hypoplasia but with the symptoms in the respective sexes reversed ( i . e ., hypogonadism and sexual infantilism in females and merely problems with fertility in males ).
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Terms such as " genital infantilism " ( infantilism in development of genitals, hypogenitalism ), or " sexual infantilism " ( lack of sexual development after expected puberty or delayed puberty ) may still be seen, and are considered to be synonyms of hypogonadism . " Somatic infantilism " refers to infantilism of overall bodily development.
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The condition manifests itself as pseudohermaphroditism ( partially or fully underdeveloped genitalia ), hypergonadotropic hypogonadism ( decreased or lack of production of sex steroids by the gonads despite high circulating levels of gonadotropins ), reduced or absent puberty ( lack of development of secondary sexual characteristics, resulting in sexual infantilism if left untreated ), and infertility.