title: Tissue testosterone and dihydrotestosterone from bilateral testis biopsies in males with varicocele.
abstract: Nine males with varying degrees of subfertility with left varicocele underwent bilateral testicular biopsy for determination of testicular testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) content. Testicular tissue T and DHT levels varied greatly, and there was no significant difference when the group T and DHT content of the left testis was compared with that of the right testis. When the respective mean preoperative sperm count was compared with the bilateral tissue T and DHT content, no consistent relationship was found.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013076:Sperm Count; D013737:Testis / Q000032:analysis*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000032:analysis; D014646:Varicocele / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D013739:Testosterone