Which test(s) is/are used to determine if hypothalamic or pituitary dysfunction are the cause of hypogonadal disease and hypergonadal disease?

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With the current clinical availability of the four hypothalamic releasing factors, GH-RH, CRH, LH-RH, and TRH, direct pituitary responses can now be monitored by the measurement of the corresponding pituitary peptide.This allows the clinician to distinguish between hypothalamic and pituitary disease and determine adequacy of the hypothalamic-pituitary-endocrine axis.

Which Test(s) Is/are Used to Determine If Hypothalamic or Pituitary