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Isolated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) deficiency in a young man with normal virilization who did not have mutations in the FSHbeta gene.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Feb 2003
Mantovani Giovanna, Borgato Stefano, Beck-Peccoz Paolo, Romoli Roberto, Borretta Giorgio, Persani Luca
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the cause of isolated FSH deficiency in a young infertile man. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Clinical and genetic studies in an academic research environment. PATIENT(S): A 19-year-old man with normal virilization, azoospermia, and isolated FSH deficiency. INTERVENTION(S): Pituitary and gonadal functions were evaluated at baseline and after repeated GnRH stimulation. FSH was tested with...
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