In men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and small testes, hCG/hMG treatment resulted in sperm production in 36%.
In plain wordsIn men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and small testes, combined hCG and hMG treatment was linked to sperm production in 36%.
- Outcome
- IncreaseSperm production in small-testis subset
- Study
n = 23
- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Reproductive and sexual health
Measurements
- Subjects with sperm production
- 36%
- small-testis subset during hCG/hMG treatment
Source sentences
Long-term administration of hCG/hMG for 12 to 240 months (average 56 +/- 11) resulted in sperm production in only 36% of the small testis subjects but in 71% of the large testis subjects.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Medical charts of 36 male patients (age range 11 to 42 years) with HH (81% primary, 19% secondary) treated at university affiliated male infertility centers were reviewed.
Pubic hair stage, genital stage, testicular volume (TV), sexual function and sperm production were determined before and after human chorionic gonadotropin/human menopausal gonadotropin (hCG/hMG) treatment.
In this study, hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin).