2002年11月
Gonadal function in patients with testicular germ cell tumors
ARCHIVES OF ANDROLOGY
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- 巻
- 48
- 号
- 6
- 開始ページ
- 405
- 終了ページ
- 415
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- DOI
- 10.1080/01485010290099318
- 出版者・発行元
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
The gonadal function of 18 patients with testicular germ cell tumors was evaluated. Seminal parameters after orchiectomy were examined in 15 patients. Six of them were available for follow-up observation after 2 or 3 courses of adjuvant chemotherapy. Serum gonadal hormones before and after orchiectomy were evaluated in 7 patients (testosterone and PRL were not examined in one patient). Five of 15 (33.3%), 8 of 15 (53.3%), 13 of 15 (86.7%), 7 of 13 (53.8%), and 9 of 12 (75.0%) had abnormal values in seminal volume, sperm concentration, motility, morphology, and vitality, respectively. The sperm concentration gradually improved after chemotherapy following orchiectomy in 5 of 6 (83.3%) patients. In all the patients examined, serum levels of follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and prolactin (PRL) increased after orchiectomy. Serum levels of testosterone increased in 4 patients, but decreased in 2 after orchiectomy. These findings suggest that several factors, including preexisting intrinsic defect and disturbance of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis, are involved in the deterioration of gonadal function in patients with testicular germ cell tumors.
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- DOI : 10.1080/01485010290099318
- ISSN : 0148-5016
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000178700300001