How common is hypogonadism?

Primary hypogonadism affects around 2% of men. Around 11% of men have secondary hypogonadism, which is more common as you get older and have a greater chance of being overweight, having type 2 diabetes, or needing medicines or cancer treatments that can contribute to it.

In women, estimates are harder to find, and as post menopause is a natural state of hypogonadism, this changes the way it can be assessed because you could say all women after menopause have hypogonadism.