Sixty-seven prepubertal boys with either uni-or bilateral cryptorchidism were treated with LH-RH or its analogue Hoe 766. In all cases the undescended testes were located in the inguinal canal; none had retractile testes. A) 23 boys were given 200 lag LH-RH-6 times daily for 7 days B) 24 boys were
Intranasal LH-RH treatment of cryptorchidism
✍ Scribed by A. Bertelsen; J. Thorup; P. V. Pedersen; K. Mauritzen; N. E. Skakkebæk
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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