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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
卷 89, 期 7, 页码 3161-3167出版社
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031786
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To investigate whether an impaired Leydig cell function is present in severely oligospermic men, serum testosterone (T), LH, estradiol (E-2), and SHBG levels in 357 idiopathic infertile men were compared with levels in 318 proven fertile men. In addition, the T/LH ratio, E-2/T ratio, and calculated free T index (cFT) were compared between the two groups. A shift toward lower serum T levels, cFT, and T/LH ratio and higher serum LH, E-2, and E-2/T levels was observed in the group of infertile men. On average, the infertile men had 18, 26, and 34% lower serum T, cFT, and T/LH levels, respectively, and 19, 18, and 33% higher serum LH, E-2, and E-2/T levels, respectively, than the fertile men. Twelve percent of the infertile men had a serum T level that fell below the 2.5 percentile of the fertile levels, and 15% of the infertile men had a LH level that was above the 97.5 percentile of the fertile levels. Thus, the group of infertile men showed significant signs of impaired Leydig cell function in parallel to their impaired spermatogenesis. The association of decreased spermatogenesis and impaired Leydig cell function might reflect a disturbed paracrine communication between the seminiferous epithelium and the Leydig cells, triggered by distorted function of the seminiferous epithelium. On the other hand, the parallel impairment of spermatogenesis and Leydig cells may reflect a congenital dysfunction of both compartments caused by a testicular dysgenesis during fetal/infant development.
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