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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 927-930 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Fertility and Sterility |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology