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Prolactin and Gonadotrophins in 208 Men presenting with Infertility
Author(s) -
HARGREAVE T. B.,
KYLE K. F.,
KELLY ANNE M.,
ENGLAND P.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1977.tb04565.x
Subject(s) - prolactin , infertility , unexplained infertility , medicine , gynecology , endocrinology , biology , hormone , pregnancy , genetics
Prolactin, FSH and LH were measured in the plasma of 208 male partners of infertile marriages. We found 1 case of marked hyperprolactinaemia in 82 oligozoospermic men (1.2%). There was no difference in the mean prolactin levels of men with normal sperm counts and men with oligozoospermia or azoospermia. One-third of the men with azoospermia and with sperm density of less than 10 million had marked FSH elevation and our experience confirms the work of others that this indicates a poor prognosis.