Enclomiphene citrate stimulates testosterone production while preventing oligospermia: A randomized phase II clinical trial comparing topical testosterone

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 720-727

  Wiehle, Ronald D ^a   Fontenot, Gregory K ^a   Wike, Jenny ^a   Hsu, Kuang ^a   Nydell, Jennifer ^a   Lipshultz, Larry ^b  

^a Department of Urology Repros Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

hormones; male infertility; semen; Testosterone; testosterone replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ENCLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORNING DOSAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

HORMONES; MALE INFERTILITY; SEMEN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ENCLOMIPHENE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84906934149     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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