Endocrine studies of azoospermia. II. Serum steroid levels in obstructive azoospermia.
Serum estrone, estradiol, estriol, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, and testosterone were determined in the sera of 25 normal males and 25 patients with obstructive azoospermia. An increase in testosterone and estriol levels, and a decrease in other hormones were demonstrated in patients with obstructive azoospermia. These long-term effects of obstruction of the vas apparently also occur in comparable situations, for example, after vasectomy.
D000328:Adult; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood*; D004970:Estrone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000097:blood*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood*; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013737:Testis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D004967:Estrogens; D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones; D004970:Estrone; D013739:Testosterone; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol