Evidence of a treatable endocrinopathy in infertile men
CP Pavlovich, P King, M Goldstein, PN Schlegel - The Journal of urology, 2001 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We establish whether a subset of infertile men have decreased serum
testosterone-to-estradiol ratios and whether this condition can be corrected with an oral
aromatase inhibitor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The serum testosterone-to-estradiol
ratios of 63 men with severe male factor infertility or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
(mean follicle-stimulating hormone 21.2±1.8) were compared with those of an age matched,
fertile, control reference group. Of the 63 men 43 were azoospermic with biopsy proved …
testosterone-to-estradiol ratios and whether this condition can be corrected with an oral
aromatase inhibitor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The serum testosterone-to-estradiol
ratios of 63 men with severe male factor infertility or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
(mean follicle-stimulating hormone 21.2±1.8) were compared with those of an age matched,
fertile, control reference group. Of the 63 men 43 were azoospermic with biopsy proved …