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Ultrasound monitoring of testis and prostate maturation in hypogonadotropic hypogonadic males during gonadotropin-releasing hormone treatment.
- Source :
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Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 1990 Mar; Vol. 53 (3), pp. 537-40. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- The effects of the administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) on the increase of testis and prostate volume was monitored by ultrasound in six patients affected by idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. A significant increase of testis volume was observed after 90 and 180 days (6.65 versus 3.32 mL, 99.1% net increase and 8.47 mL, 176.8% increase, respectively) of pulsatile GnRH treatment. A similar increase of prostate volume was observed at day 90 (12.67 versus 7.78 mL, 70.3% net increase) and day 180 (14.70 mL, 97.7% increase). The ultrasound monitoring of the modifications of testis and prostate volume may represent a biological assay of the effects of GnRH treatment and offer additional data on the response of target organs to the hormonal treatment.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Follicle Stimulating Hormone blood
Humans
Hypogonadism metabolism
Hypogonadism pathology
Luteinizing Hormone blood
Male
Prostate drug effects
Testis drug effects
Testosterone blood
Gonadotropins deficiency
Hypogonadism drug therapy
Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones therapeutic use
Prostate pathology
Testis pathology
Ultrasonography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0015-0282
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fertility and sterility
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2106457
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53353-6