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. 2021 Jan 5;22(1):466. doi: 10.3390/ijms22010466
17α-OH-prog 17α-hydroxyprogesterone; 17-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
3α-diol 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol
3α-diol-17G 3α-diol-17-glucuronide; 3α-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17β-yl D-glucopyranosiduronic acid
3α-diol-G 3α-diol-3-glucuronide; 3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-3α-yl D-glucopyranosiduronic acid
3β-diol androstane-3β,17β-diol
5-diol 5-androsten-3β,17β-diol; androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol
ABP androgen binding protein
adiol androstenediol; androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol
adione androstenedione; androst-4-ene-3,17-dione
ADT androgen deprivation therapy
ADT-G androsterone glucuronide; 17-oxo-5α-androstan-3α-yl β-D-glucopyranosiduronic acid
AS-BP androgen stimulated benign prostate
B biopsy
BP benign prostate
BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia
DHEA dehydroepiandrosterone; 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one
DHEA-S dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate; 17-oxoandrost-5-en-3β-yl sulfate
DHT 5α-dihydrotestosterone; 17β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-3-one
E1 estrone; 3-hydroxyestra-1(10),2,4-trien-17-one
E2 estradiol; estra-1(10),2,4-triene-3,17β-diol
EpiT epitestosterone; 17α-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one
EtOH ethanol
FNA fine needle percutaneous testicular aspiration
FSH follicle-stimulating hormone
GC-MS/MS gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
H healthy
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
hCG human chorionic gonadotropin
IA immunoanalytical
LC-MS/MS liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
LH luteinizing hormone
M-TESE microsurgical testicular sperm extraction
PCa prostate cancer
preg pregnenolone; 3β-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one
PRL prolactin
prog progesterone; pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
PTA percutaneous testicular aspiration
RC radical cystectomy
RP radical prostatectomy
SLCO solute carrier organic anion protein
SHBG sex hormone-binding globulin
SP simple prostatectomy
SPE solid phase extraction
T testosterone; 17β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one
TURP transurethral resection of the prostate
UHPSFC-MS ultra-high performance supercritical fluid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry