LUTEINIZING HORMONE, FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE AND TESTOSTERONE IN NORMAL AND IMPOTENT MEN FOLLOWING LHRH AND HCG STIMULATION

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Abstract
The effect of synthetic LHRH [luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone] on plasma concentrations of LH [luteinizing hormone], FSH [follicle-stimulating hormone], testosterone and testosterone response to i.v. HCG [human chorionic gonadotropin] was studied in 15 normal men and in 15 men with impotence. The mean basal concentrations of LH, FSH and testosterone in the men with impotence were not significantly different from those of the normal group. A normal response of gonadotropins and testosterone was also observed. A normal pituitary sensitivity to synthetic LHRH and a normal response to endogenous and exogenous gonadotropins exist in this particular disorder.