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REVERSIBLE MALE INFERTILITY DUE TO CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA
Author(s) -
WISCHUSEN JANE,
BAKER H. W. G.,
HUDSON B.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1981.tb02967.x
Subject(s) - congenital adrenal hyperplasia , infertility , endocrinology , medicine , hyperplasia , testosterone (patch) , male infertility , biology , pregnancy , genetics
SUMMARY We have studied a patient who was azoospermic and infertile. The cause of his infertility was unusual and curable: untreated congenital adrenal hyperplasia resulting from a partial 21‐hydroxylase deficiency. The diagnosis was suggested by the combination of small testes, elevated levels of testosterone and suppressed levels of gonadotrophins.