Hormonal evaluation of the infertile male: has it evolved?

Urol Clin North Am. 2008 May;35(2):147-55, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2008.01.010.

Abstract

An endocrinologic evaluation of patients who have male-factor infertility has clearly evolved and leads to specific diagnoses and treatment strategies in a large population of infertile men. A well-considered endocrine evaluation is especially essential with the ever-growing popularity of assisted reproductive techniques and continued refinements with intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood*
  • Humans
  • Hypogonadism / blood
  • Hypogonadism / drug therapy
  • Infertility, Male / blood*
  • Male
  • Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / analysis

Substances

  • Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone