Fertility in transfusion-dependent thalassemia men: effects of iron burden on the reproductive axis

Am J Hematol. 2015 Sep;90(9):E190-2. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24083. Epub 2015 Jul 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Male / blood
  • Infertility, Male / etiology*
  • Infertility, Male / pathology
  • Iron / metabolism
  • Iron Overload / blood
  • Iron Overload / etiology*
  • Iron Overload / pathology
  • Luteinizing Hormone / blood
  • Male
  • Oligospermia / blood
  • Oligospermia / etiology*
  • Oligospermia / pathology
  • Pituitary Gland / metabolism
  • Pituitary Gland / pathology
  • Semen Analysis
  • Sperm Motility
  • Testosterone / blood
  • Thalassemia / blood*
  • Thalassemia / pathology
  • Thalassemia / therapy
  • Transfusion Reaction*

Substances

  • Testosterone
  • Luteinizing Hormone
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone
  • Iron