Induction of puberty with human chorionic gonadotropin and follicle- stimulating hormone in adolescent males with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 244-248

  Barrio, Raquel ^a   De Luis, Daniel ^a   Alonso, Milagros ^a   Lamas, Adelaida ^a   Moreno, Jose Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; Luteinizing hormone; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTORCHISM; DOSE RESPONSE; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PUBERTY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032960418     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00450-6     Document Type: Article

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