Fertility Problems in the Renal Transplant Patient
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- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 118 (6) , 991-993
Abstract
Renal function, and pituitary and testicular hormone levels were correlated with spermatogenesis in 7 male patients who had undergone successful kidney transplantations. Functions of the pituitary-Leydig cell axis were not impaired. However, abnormal renal function had a direct adverse affect on spermatogenesis. Mechanisms causing infertility in post-transplant patients are reviewed.Keywords
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