title: Routine hormone load tests are unnecessary in infertile men.
abstract: A sample of 225 men examined at the Infertility Service Unit of this hospital had spermiograms, standardized in accordance with WHO guide lines, and a hormone stimulation test with injection of gonadotropin releasing hormone, thyrotropin releasing hormone, and ACTH. The serum concentrations of the following hormones were assessed: follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, oestradiol (E), thyroid stimulating hormone, cortisol, 21-desoxycortisol, 17-hydroxypregnenolone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosteronesulphate, androstenedione, testosterone (T), and dihydrotestosterone. The results of the spermiograms were found to be related to the concentrations of the following hormones: FSH, LH, T, and E. Thyroid and adrenal function in men without signs of endocrinological diseases failed to influence spermatic parameters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, and Reproductive Medicine, Women's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gerhard
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lenhard
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eggert-Kruse
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Runnebaum
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000328:Adult; D002582:Cervix Mucus; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000503:physiopathology; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
chemical_list: D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone