Treatment of male sterility with postmenopausal and chorionic gonadotropins
Janczewski, Z.; Bablok, L.
Ginekologia Polska 48(5): 493-495
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-0011 PMID: 873299 Document Number: 112965
The biopsies of 3 men, aged 27, 32, and 39 years, suffering from infertility lasting 4, 5, and 8 years, respectively, revealed spermatogenesis inhibition. 2 of the patients showed azoospermia and 1 showed 3rd-degree oligospermia. The patients were administered a daily dose of the postmenopausal gonadotropin Pergonal (75 IU follicle stimulating hormone and 75 IU luteinizing hormone and 6000 IU of the chorionic gonadotropin Biogonadyl weekly. All 3 patients showed a marked improvement of fertility and sperm count. During the period of remission, 2 of the patients conceived pregnancies, from which were born healthy, normal children.