Evaluation of semen and pituitary gonadotropin function in men with untreated Hodgkin's disease

G. Ragni; O. Bestetti; A. Santoro; S. Viviani; R. Di Pietro; L. De Lauretis

Evaluation of semen and pituitary gonadotropin function in men with untreated Hodgkin's disease

G. Ragni, O. Bestetti, A. Santoro, S. Viviani, R. Di Pietro, L. De Lauretis

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Abstract

The reproductive capacities of 35 patients with Hodgkin's disease were assessed before treatment by semen evaluation and determination of basal hypothalamic-hypophyseal function and after stimulation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Sixty-five percent of the patients had asthenozoospermia, 46% had teratozoospermia, and 28% had oligozoospermia. Normal semen was more frequently seen in asymptomatic patients (7 of 18) than in symptomatic patients (2 of 15). All the patients had normal basal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels and significantly low testosterone (T) levels (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	927-930
Number of pages	4
Journal	Fertility and Sterility
Volume	43
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 1985

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