Testosterone and luteinizing hormones in impotent and infertile diabetic patients

ABSTRACT

This study comprised 29 diabetic patients, divided into 3 groups; 12 non complicated, 5 infertile and 12 impotent diabetic patients, in addition to 5 healthy normal males of matched age. All cases were subjected to thorough clinical examination, fasting and post prandial blood sugar, semen analysis for infertile group and radio immunoassay of serum testosterone and luteinizing hormones. It was found that, neuropathy and peripheral ischaemia were more common in the impotent diabetic group. Serum testosterone was significantly subnormal in the impotent group, but the luteinizing hormone was significantly subnormal in infertile one. The emperical use of androgen and luteinizing hormone in diabetics with sexual problems is not advisable as it could further depress the hypothalamopituitary gonadal axis