title: [Management of male sterility in patients taking anabolic steroids].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, España. Luitorrr@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de la Torre Abril
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramada Benlloch
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Ballester
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ordoño Domínguez
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ulises Juan Escudero
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Navalón Verdejo
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López Alcina
authors.forename: Macarena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramos de Campos
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zaragoza Orts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents