Conservative management of azoospermia following steroid abuse.
As well as athletes and competitive body builders, recreational body builders attending gymnasia are known to abuse anabolic steroids, using doses from 10- to 40-fold above physiological levels. Androgenic steroids induce hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism with associated azoospermia, leading to infertility. Little literature exists on the treatment of steroid-induced azoospermia following the cessation of abuse. We present four cases of steroid-induced azoospermia, its conservative management and eventual return of normal semen density.
Gazvani
M R
MR
Reproductive Medicine Unit, Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK.
Buckett
W
W
Luckas
M J
MJ
Aird
I A
IA
Hipkin
L J
LJ
Lewis-Jones
D I
DI
D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013076:Sperm Count; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
D045930:Anabolic Agents