Testicular growth and gonadotrophin response associated with varicocele repair in adolescent males

BJU International

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-78

  Fisch, H ^b   Hyun, G ^c   Hensle, T W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

GnRH stimulation test; Testicular compensatory growth; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0037236248     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.03078.x     Document Type: Article

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