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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Clomid for PCT, fertility or low T
Hypogonadism and fertility
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 219391" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p><strong>KEY POINTS </strong></p><p></p><p><em><strong>*Hypogonadism may affect up to 40% of men who present with couple infertility; therefore, it is important to investigate for underlying hypogonadism</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>*The clinical impact of hypogonadism on fertility potential depends on the timing of its onset (fetal, prepubertal, or postpubertal) and effect on semen parameters</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>*Testosterone replacement therapy is routinely used in men with hypogonadism to induce virilization, bolster desirable secondary sexual characteristics as well as to improve libido and bone density, but it has no effect on inducing fertility</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>*Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is one of the few medically treatable causes of male infertility. Hormone stimulation with gonadotropins or pulsatile gonadotrophin-releasing hormone is highly effective, although a prolonged course is required </strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong><em>*Assisted reproductive technologies, and especially intracytoplasmic sperm injection, have enhanced fertility potential of men with primary hypogonadism. Some centers use hormone stimulation in this cohort of patients before sperm harvesting; results are scant, and therefore, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine does not support endocrine stimulation as standard clinical practice</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 219391, member: 13851"] [B]KEY POINTS [/B] [I][B]*Hypogonadism may affect up to 40% of men who present with couple infertility; therefore, it is important to investigate for underlying hypogonadism *The clinical impact of hypogonadism on fertility potential depends on the timing of its onset (fetal, prepubertal, or postpubertal) and effect on semen parameters *Testosterone replacement therapy is routinely used in men with hypogonadism to induce virilization, bolster desirable secondary sexual characteristics as well as to improve libido and bone density, but it has no effect on inducing fertility *Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is one of the few medically treatable causes of male infertility. Hormone stimulation with gonadotropins or pulsatile gonadotrophin-releasing hormone is highly effective, although a prolonged course is required [/B][/I] [B][I]*Assisted reproductive technologies, and especially intracytoplasmic sperm injection, have enhanced fertility potential of men with primary hypogonadism. Some centers use hormone stimulation in this cohort of patients before sperm harvesting; results are scant, and therefore, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine does not support endocrine stimulation as standard clinical practice[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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