title: Conservative management of azoospermia following steroid abuse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Unit, Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gazvani
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Buckett
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Luckas
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Aird
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hipkin
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Lewis-Jones
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents