Unilateral cryptorchidism with compensatory hypertrophy of descended testicle in prepubertal boys.
5 prepubertal boys with unilateral cryptorchidism and compensatory hypertrophy of the descended testicle, 22 prepubertal boys with unilateral cryptorchidism and without CTH, and 14 prepubertal normal boys were submitted to LH-RH and to HCG tests in order to study the hormonal behaviour in CTH phenomenon before puberty. High but normal peaks of plasma LH and FSH were observed after LH-RH in CTH boys who showed a significant increase of testosterone after HCG stimulation. On the contrary the LH response to LH-RH and the testosterone response to HCG of the boys with unilateral cryptorchidism and without CTH were, as expected, significantly lower than in the control ones.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone