Figure 1.
Opioids could inhibit the hypothalamus with either decreased GnRH secretion or level of dopamine which results in HPG impairment and abnormal spermatogenesis
HPG: hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal; GnRH: gonadotropin-releasing hormones
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