title: hCG stimulation test for diagnosis of androgen deficiency.
abstract: A diagnostic-stimulation test with hCG (Pregnyl, Organon) was developed for demonstration of latent testicular deficit. The test was worked out on clinically healthy men and was used to diagnose cases of anorchidism and cryptorchidism. This stimulation test may be applied in clinical andrology as a noninvasive and highly sensitive method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunoneuroendocrinology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tzvetkova
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tzvetkov
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kanchev
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yanev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000728:Androgens / Q000172:deficiency*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D013739:Testosterone