Table 2.
Serum and intratesticular hormones by testicular histology type of the 43 men included in the analysis. All values are expressed as median (25th, 75th percentiles).
| Testicular Histology | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n=11) |
Sertoli-Cell Only (n=20) |
Maturation Arrest (n=8) |
Hypospermatogenesis (n=4) |
p-value | |
| Testosterone (ng/ml) | 4.5 (2.4,4.9)* | 2.5 (2.0,3.2) | 2.8 (2.6,3.6) | 2.3 (2.2,3.0) | .03 |
| FSH (IU/L) | 3.8 (2.9,4.7) | 18 (13.5,24)** | 6.7 (3.6,13) | 2.9 (2.0,6.6) | .001 |
| LH (IU/L) | 2.2 (1.3,3.3) | 6 (4.3,8.3)** | 4.1 (2.5,5.9) | 4.6 (2.7,4.9) | .005 |
| SHBG (nmol/L) | 24 (14,45) | 26 (19,31) | 25 (18,31) | 22 (12,23) | .76 |
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | 47 (42,53) | 33 (28,40) | 39 (29,51) | 42(19,61) | .31 |
| Intratesticular testosterone (ng/mg protein) | 24 (13, 63) | 41 (25, 88) | 35 (19,50) | 18 (13,24) | .30 |
| Intratesticular estradiol (ng/mg protein) | 167 (103, 269) | 136 (67, 359) | 214 (158,270) | 81 (73,110) | .39 |
*
p<0.05 c.f. other groups;
**
p<0.01 c.f. other groups.