[Management of male sterility in patients taking anabolic steroids].
OBJECTIVE
To review the incidence of male infertility secondary to intake of anabolic products and our experience and outcomes with treatment. There is a variety of such substances (testosterone, nandrolone, stanozolol, etc.) in their intake may be unique or combinations, both orally or parenterally. Comparisons between patients and case series are difficult because of the hiding of this practice and various consumption practices and doses employed.


CONCLUSIONS
Most of the patients recover normal spermatogenesis does by stopping intake of anabolic substances. The period of time until recovery is 6.35 months. Patients not recovering after six months were given tamoxifen 20 mg/24-hour, if having a normal or inhibited hypothalamus-hypophysis axis. Duration of abuse, doses, and anarchical consumption maderesponse to treatment with antiestrogen drugs or gonadotropins unpredictable in patients not responding to conservative treatment.
de la Torre Abril
Luis
L
Servicio de Urología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, España. Luitorrr@hotmail.com
Ramada Benlloch
Francisco
F
Sánchez Ballester
Francisco
F
Ordoño Domínguez
Felipe
F
Ulises Juan Escudero
Joaquín
J
Navalón Verdejo
Pedro
P
López Alcina
Emilio
E
Ramos de Campos
Macarena
M
Zaragoza Orts
Julio
J
D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male
D045930:Anabolic Agents