Salivary testosterone concentrations in pubertal ICSI boys compared with spontaneously conceived boys
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Salivary testosterone concentrations in pubertal ICSI boys compared with spontaneously conceived boys.
BACKGROUND To date, no data exist about Leydig cell function of pubertal boys born after ICSI. To evaluate a potential risk of gonadal dysfunction in children born from fathers with compromised fertility, testicular function was assessed by the measurement of salivary testosterone. METHODS Morning salivary testosterone levels at the age of 14 years were compared between 58 ICSI teenagers who ar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq345