HORMONAL TREATMENT MAY HARM THE GERM CELLS IN 1 TO 3-YEAR-OLD BOYS WITH CRYPTORCHIDISM
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 163 (4) , 1290-1292
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67763-4
Abstract
Conclusions: In 1 to 3-year-old boys with cryptorchidism gonadotropin releasing hormone or HCG given for testicular descent may suppress the number of germ cells.Keywords
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