RELATIONSHIP OF SERUM INHIBIN LEVELS TO SERUM FSH, LH AND TESTOSTERONE LEVELS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH VARICOCELE. 378
| Autor: | Adriana A Carrillo, Elia Faklis, Bridget Recker, Julio Scaglia, Kenneth Glassberg, Marco Danon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Infertility
endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Serum fsh endocrine system diseases medicine.drug_class business.industry Varicocele Stimulation medicine.disease Testicular function Endocrinology Internal medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Gonadotropin business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Testosterone Inhibin b |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Research. 41:65-65 |
| ISSN: | 1530-0447 0031-3998 |
| DOI: | 10.1203/00006450-199704001-00398 |
| Popis: | Varicocele is considered the most identifiable cause of infertility in men and may be present in 15% of boys by the age of 15. An exaggerated response to gonadotropin to GnRH stimulation may be an early indicator of gonadal damage. In addition, studies have identified serum inhibin B as a physiological marker of testicular function in adult men and as a suppressant of FSH production. However, the role of inhibin B as regulator of FSH as well as a marker of early testicular damage has not been elucidated in adolescents with varicocele. |
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