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6115808

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
62 cryptorchid boys aged 2-6 years were selected at random either for surgical or for hormonal LH-RH treatment. As all biopsies from boys operated show typical histological and ultrastructural signs of cryptorchidism, it can be concluded that only true cryptorchid patients are included in our study. LH-RH treatment was successful in 16 (55%) of 31 boys. Median 30-min response values to LH-RH test of LH were initially normal in all boys. Those treated successfully remain normal after treatment whereas unsuccessfully treated patients have significantly lower LH 30-min response values at the end of the 4 weeks of LH-RH treatment. FSH response was not statistically different before or after treatment. This might indicate that a normal LH response is necessary for testicular descent. In the 15 boys operated after 4 weeks of unsuccessful LH-RH treatment, testes biopsies show recruitment of the Leydig cell precursors and development of juvenile Leydig cells with an increase in their content of lipoid droplets and smooth endoplasmic reticulum. No adverse effect on the number of spermatogonia could be observed after 4 weeks of LH-RH treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-0163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
358-66
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of LH-RH treatment on hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis and Leydig cell ultrastructure in cryptorchid boys.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article