Endocrine studies of azoospermia. I. Serum steroid levels in Sertoli cell only syndrome.
Estrone, estradiol, estriol, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone levels were determined in sera of 20 fertile men and 15 male patients with Sertoli cell only syndrome. In men with Sertoli cel only syndrome there was a significant decrease in serum estrone, estradiol, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, and dihydrotestosterone and a significant increase in serum estriol and testosterone. Changes in endocrine profile discussed in relation to the possible role of inhibin.
D000328:Adult; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000097:blood*; D012708:Sertoli Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D013093:Spermatogonia / Q000502:physiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013735:Testicular Hormones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology
D004967:Estrogens; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D013735:Testicular Hormones