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Endocrine studies of azoospermia, II. Serum steroid levels in obstructive azoospermia

1979; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/01485017908985064

1521-0375

M. I. Abdalla, I. I. Ibrahim, AhmedShawkat Rizk, W. T. El Agouz, S. M. Girgis, Anwar Etriby, R. El Daghly,

Testicular diseases and treatments

Serum estrone, estradiol, estriol, progesterone, 17 α-hydroxyprogesterone, and testosterone were determined in the sera of 25 normal males and 25 patients with obstructive azoospermia. An increase in testosterone and estriol levels, and a decrease in other hormones were demonstrated in patients with obstructive azoospermia. These long-term effects of obstruction of the vas apparently also occur in comparable situations, for example, after vasectomy.