Subcutaneous self-administration of highly purified follicle stimulating hormone and human chorionic gonadotrophin for the treatment of male hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 980-986

  Burgues S ^a   Calderon M D ^a  

^a Laboratorios Serono Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Highly purified FSH; Male hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; Spermatogenesis; Subcutaneous self administration; Testicular size

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ACNE; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; KALLMANN SYNDROME; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030961264     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.980     Document Type: Article

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