Reproductive hormones profile in male infertility | ||||
| Bulletin of Egyptian Society for Physiological Sciences | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 26, Issue 1, June 2006, Page 75-82 PDF (74.21 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/besps.2006.37430 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A Al-Malki* ; Taha Kumosani | ||||
| Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Male infertility is responsible for 35% of infertile marriages. This study is concerned with the relative importance of endocrine factors among infertile males. The so-called "endocrine disruptors" may harm wildlife, aquatic life, or human health by interfering with the action of reproductive and other hormones. Other factors, which cause infertility in the males, include alcohol, vitamin deficiencies and heavy metals. Sixty three subjects were grouped into: fertile, primary infertile and secondary infertile and investigated for the level of hormones in their blood sera. The hormones studied were; testosterone, estradiol, FSH, LH, and PRL. LH showed a significant increase, (p< 0.05) between primary infertile compared to fertile males. Therefore, LH determination could be used in conjugation with other seminal analysis in the diagnosis of infertility among males. It is necessary to draw a complete reproductive hormones profile for a proper laboratory diagnosis in such cases, including biologically active LH, FSH and PRL. | ||||
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