Open AccessThyroid and male reproduction
Author(s) -
Anand Kumar,
Skand Shekhar,
Bodhana Dhole
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.126523
Subject(s) - luteinizing hormone , hormone , testosterone (patch) , medicine , endocrinology , reproduction , hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis , follicle stimulating hormone , thyroid , gonadotropin , biology , ecology
Male reproduction is governed by the classical hypothalamo-hypophyseal testicular axis: Hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and the gonadal steroid, principally, testosterone. Thyroid hormones have been shown to exert a modulatory influence on this axis and consequently the sexual and spermatogenic function of man. This review will examine the modulatory influence of thyroid hormones on male reproduction.