title: Initiation of spermatogenesis and successful in vitro fertilization in an infertile male with panhypopituitarism; superiority of pulsatile LH-RH over gonadotropins? A case report.
abstract: This case report describes an infertile male patient with panhypopituitarism, presumably caused by traumatic breech delivery. Previous hMG/hCG treatment had failed to induce spermatogenesis. Initiation of the production of motile and morphological normal sperm, despite persisting significant oligozoospermia was established with s.c. pulsatile LH-RH treatment. Spermatogenesis could be maintained with i.m. hCG injections bi-weekly. Later, fruitful in vitro fertilization (IVF) resulted in the birth of a healthy daughter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van de Berk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wijnberg
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: van Dop
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008596:Menotropins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D008596:Menotropins; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone