Addition of recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone to human chorionic gonadotropin treatment in adolescents and young adults with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism promotes normal testicular growth and may promote early spermatogenesis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 836-842

  Zacharin, Margaret ^a   Sabin, Matthew A ^a   Nair, Veena V ^b   Dagabdhao, Preeti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fertility; FSH; hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; puberty; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE; TESTOSTERONE SUCCINATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS WEIGHT; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PUBERTY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866992300     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.022     Document Type: Article

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