TABLE 3. Hormone levels in oligo-azoospermia.
|
Testosterone |
LH |
FSH |
Etiology |
|
¯
|
↑ |
↑ |
Primary testicular disorder (hypergonadotropic hypogonadism) |
|
¯
|
¯
|
¯
|
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (secondary to pituitary or hypothalamic
disorder) |
|
N |
N |
↑ |
Seminiferous tubular failure / Sertoli-cell-only syndrome / Status after
hemicastration |
|
↑ |
↑ |
N |
Androgen resistance syndrome / Hyperthyroidism |
|
N |
N |
N |
Disorders of sperm transport (ductal or epididymal obstruction) /
Spermatogenic arrest |