RESUMO
Estrone, estradiol, estriol, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone levels were determined in sera of 20 fertile men and 15 male patients with Sertoli cell only syndrome. In men with Sertoli cel only syndrome there was a significant decrease in serum estrone, estradiol, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, and dihydrotestosterone and a significant increase in serum estriol and testosterone. Changes in endocrine profile discussed in relation to the possible role of inhibin.
Assuntos
Hormônios Esteroides Gonadais/sangue , Oligospermia/sangue , Testículo/anormalidades , Adulto , Estrogênios/sangue , Humanos , Masculino , Células de Sertoli/metabolismo , Espermatogônias/fisiologia , Síndrome , Hormônios Testiculares/metabolismo , Hormônios Testiculares/fisiologia , Testículo/patologiaRESUMO
Serum estrone, estradiol, estriol, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, and testosterone were determined in the sera of 25 normal males and 25 patients with obstructive azoospermia. An increase in testosterone and estriol levels, and a decrease in other hormones were demonstrated in patients with obstructive azoospermia. These long-term effects of obstruction of the vas apparently also occur in comparable situations, for example, after vasectomy.
