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Erschienen in: Endocrine 1/2019

08.10.2018 | Research Letter

Gonadotropin replacement in male thalassemia major patients with arrested puberty and acquired hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (AAH): preliminary results and potential factors affecting induction of spermatogenesis

verfasst von: Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf T. Soliman, Duran Canatan, Salvatore Di Maio, Heba Elsedfy, Alaa Baioumi, Christos Kattamis

Erschienen in: Endocrine | Ausgabe 1/2019

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Although spontaneous fertility can occur in well-transfused and well-chelated patients, with β-thalassemia major (β-ΤΜ), the majority are sub fertile due to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), secondary to transfusional haemosiderosis [1]. Ιn several studies, 40 to 80% of β-ΤΜ patients reported to have arrested puberty, pubertal failure, sexual dysfunction, and infertility [1, 2]. …
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Titel
Gonadotropin replacement in male thalassemia major patients with arrested puberty and acquired hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (AAH): preliminary results and potential factors affecting induction of spermatogenesis
verfasst von
Vincenzo De Sanctis
Ashraf T. Soliman
Duran Canatan
Salvatore Di Maio
Heba Elsedfy
Alaa Baioumi
Christos Kattamis
Publikationsdatum
08.10.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Endocrine / Ausgabe 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1355-008X
Elektronische ISSN: 1559-0100
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-018-1772-4

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