Outcome of gonadotropin therapy for male infertility due to hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Pituitary

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-110

  Farhat, Rafif ^a   Al zidjali, Fatma ^a   Alzahrani, Ali S ^a,b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MBC 46 ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; HYPOGONADISM; METABOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MENOTROPINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955858679     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-009-0203-1     Document Type: Article

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