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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1989-8-25
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pubmed:abstractText |
Sperm counts, serum gonadotropins, and androgen levels were investigated in 39 seminoma patients and 58 patients with a nonseminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis after unilateral orchiectomy. In 58% of the patients, the total sperm count was below the lower reference value (80 million). A multiregression analysis demonstrated a correlation between a decreased total sperm count and the following three explanatory variables: (1) an elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), (2) a history of chryptorchidism, or (3) a seminomatous tumor. In 42% of the patients, the sperm concentration and the sperm motility met criteria considered sufficient for cryopreservation. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) was elevated in 33% of the patients. Androgens (serum testosterone [T] or urine 17-oxy-steroids [17-OS]) were subnormal in 5% of the patients, whereas serum luteinizing hormone (LH) was elevated in 14% of the patients without human chorionic gonadotropin beta-subunit (beta-HCG) in serum.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0008-543X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
15
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pubmed:volume |
64
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
956-61
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Androgens,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Chorionic Gonadotropin,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Follicle Stimulating Hormone,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Leydig Cells,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Luteinizing Hormone,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Orchiectomy,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Regression Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Sperm Count,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Spermatogenesis,
pubmed-meshheading:2545331-Testicular Neoplasms
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pubmed:year |
1989
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Germ cell function and hormonal status in patients with testicular cancer.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Danish Cancer Society, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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