Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between plasma levels of gonadotropins, androgens, and PRL with testicular spermatogenic pattern. DESIGN: Patient series. SETTING: University affiliated medical center. PATIENTS: One hundred twenty azoospermic infertile men. INTERVENTIONS: Testicular fine needle aspirations and determination of plasma levels of FSH, LH, T, free T, and PRL. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Gonadotropins, androgens, and PRL plasma levels as a diagnostic criterion of testicular spermatogenic patterns. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were detected in plasma levels of LH, androgens, and PRL among patients with Sertoli cell only, spermatogenic arrest, or full spermatogenesis. Elevated plasma levels of FSH threefold above the upper normal limit preclude, with a probability of 95%, the existence of full testicular spermatogenesis, but are not valid for the diagnosis of either Sertoli cell only syndrome or spermatogenic arrest. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | E Bar-On, D B Weiss, S Gottschalk-Sabag, Z Zukerman |
Journal | Fertility and sterility
(Fertil Steril)
Vol. 64
Issue 5
Pg. 1043-5
(Nov 1995)
ISSN: 0015-0282 [Print] United States |
PMID | 7589627
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Androgens
- Gonadotropins
- Testosterone
- Prolactin
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
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Topics |
- Androgens
(blood)
- Biopsy, Needle
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
(blood)
- Gonadotropins
(blood)
- Humans
- Infertility, Male
(etiology, pathology, physiopathology)
- Luteinizing Hormone
(blood)
- Male
- Oligospermia
(blood, complications, physiopathology)
- Prolactin
(blood)
- Sertoli Cells
(pathology, physiology)
- Spermatogenesis
(physiology)
- Testis
(pathology, physiopathology)
- Testosterone
(blood)
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