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Volume change of the prostate and seminal vesicles in male hypogonadism after androgen replacement therapy

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Before and after androgen replacement therapy prostatic and seminovesicular volume was estimated by means of transrectal ultrasonography in 13 hypogonadal men. Volume of the prostate (p<0.001) and seminal vesicles (p<0.01) significantly increased after treatment with testosterone enanthate. However, the plasma level of testosterone remained abnormally low. These results indicate that volume determination of the prostate and seminal vesicles by means of transrectal ultrasonography is suitable for evaluating the adequacy of androgen replacement therapy in male hypogonadism.

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  1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan

    I. Sasagawa, T. Nakada, T. Kazama, S. Satomi, T. Terada & T. Katayama

  2. Department of Urology, Chiba University, School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan

    I. Sasagawa, T. Nakada, T. Kazama, S. Satomi & T. Terada

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Sasagawa, I., Nakada, T., Kazama, T. et al. Volume change of the prostate and seminal vesicles in male hypogonadism after androgen replacement therapy. International Urology and Nephrology 22, 279–284 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550407

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