TABLE 2.

Hormonal values, bitesticular volume and prevalence of varicocoele in fertile control subjects and in oligo/azoospermic patients divided on the basis of gonadotropin values

	C group (n = 63)	Pa group (n = 113)	Pb group (n = 125)
Average FSH (U/L)	3.9 ± 1.5	4.6 ± 1.7	12.3 ± 6.1*
Average LH (U/L)	3.7 ± 1.4	4.2 ± 1.3	8.1 ± 3.8*
Average free testosterone (nmol/L)	13.5 ± 4.8	13.8 ± 5.6	12.7 ± 5.1
Average bitesticular volume (cc)	33.6 ± 3.7	31.5 ± 4.0	24.0 ± 4.3*

Abbreviations: C, controls; Pa, infertile pts with FSH < 8 U/L; Pb, infertile pts with FSH > 8 U/L.

^* p < 0.05 vs. C and vs. Pa