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Hyperprolactinaemia and Male Infertility
Author(s) -
ABBASSY A. A.,
SAIKALI W. A.
Publication year - 1982
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.1982.tb06983.x
Subject(s) - hyperprolactinaemia , prolactin , infertility , basal (medicine) , medicine , endocrinology , incidence (geometry) , hormone , physiology , pregnancy , biology , diabetes mellitus , physics , optics , genetics
Summary— Basal serum prolactin levels were measured in 28 infertile males. Eighteen (64%) of these had a raised serum prolactin, either alone or with other hormonal changes. Possible explanations for this high incidence of hyperprolactinaemia are suggested.