Serum FSH levels in pre-pubertal and peri-pubertal Pakistani males a preliminary study

Pre and peri-pubertal boys were subjected to evaluation of serum FSH levels, which were 2.830+/-.832 and 2.381+0.199 for the respective groups. During the course of the investigations, it was also found that several boys had elevated levels, which indicated the onset of testicular disorders. These represent the preliminary data for the Pakistani population. Further studies, with a broader population size need to be carried out to establish normal levels for the Pakistani population

Prevalence of blood groups and Rh factor in Bannu region [NWFP] Pakistan

Objective: The objective was to determine the frequency of different blood groups in the region, which would not only help in blood transfusion services but also eliminate the risk of erythroblastosis fetalis in the neonates

Method: Blood group determination was carried out over a period of 16 months from January 2002 to April 2003, and encompassed 2581 subjects, in which 57.09% were male and 42.9% female, these were categorized by their groups, A, B, AB, and O

Results: The percentage of these groups were 31.03% [A], 36.23% [B], 7.67% [AB], and 25.07% [O]. The Rh positive and negative distribution in the studied population was 89.23% and 10.77% respectively

Conclusion: The studied population exhibited a predominance of group B, in the order of B>A>O>and AB, as well as Rh positive antigen for both male [90.26%] and female [87.98%] subjects within the population, with Rh negative men and women being 9.74% and 12.02% respectively

Evaluation of serum testosterone level among Pakistani women with a history of infertility

Objective: This study was designed to estimate the incidence of testosterone elevation among infertile women

Method: Three hundred twenty seven married women, presenting with a complaint of infertility, were evaluated at the Reproductive Physiology Laboratory of the NIH, Islamabad. Serum testosterone level was determined using Enzyme Immuno Assay [EIA]

Statistical Analysis: Data were compared using student `t`-test

Results: The results revealed that 36.08% of the infertile women had significantly elevated level of serum testosterone, a predominately male hormone

Conclusion: The estimation of serum testosterone is not usually advised for assessment of the fertility status, unless the patient presents with symptoms of hyper androgenic status. However, the prevalence of a significantly high level of serum testosterone in more than one third of the studied subjects warrants the inclusion of serum testosterone level estimation as a routine component of female factor fertility assessment