A man with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism successfully treated with nasal administration of the low-dose gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog buserelin.
OBJECTIVE
To report a patient with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism of hypothalamic origin successfully treated with nasal administration of a low-dose gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A reproductive medical center.


METHODS
A 37-year-old man with anejaculation and infertility.


METHODS
Nasal administration of a low-dose GnRH analogue, buserelin.


METHODS
Semen analysis and serum levels of gonadotropins and testosterone after nasal buserelin use.


RESULTS
The patient's laboratory examination showed low serum levels of gonadotropins and testosterone. After being diagnosed with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, 15 mug of buserelin acetate spray was administrated in each nostril three times a day (total: 90 mug/day). This therapy improved semen parameters and serum gonadotropin and testosterone levels. After approximately 1 year of this treatment, the patient's serum gonadotropin and testosterone levels remained in the normal range and semen analysis showed normozoospermia. The patient and his wife were treated with intracytoplasmic sperm injection, resulting in pregnancy.


CONCLUSIONS
A low-dose buserelin nasal spray appears to be an effective and well-tolerated therapeutic option for patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism of hypothalamic origin.
Iwamoto
Hideki
H
The Reproduction Center, Kiba Park Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: dokumotti@yahoo.co.jp.
Yoshida
Atsumi
A
The Reproduction Center, Kiba Park Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Suzuki
Hiroki
H
The Reproduction Center, Kiba Park Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Tanaka
Miho
M
The Reproduction Center, Kiba Park Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Watanabe
Noriko
N
The Reproduction Center, Kiba Park Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Nakamura
Takumi
T
The Reproduction Center, Kiba Park Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000328:Adult; D002064:Buserelin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D055101:Semen Analysis; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D006062:Gonadotropins; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D002064:Buserelin