Tag: LH

Effect of Hypothyroidism on Female Reproductive Hormones

This 2016 prospective clinical study evaluated the effect of untreated primary hypothyroidism on reproductive hormone levels in women and the hormonal changes after levothyroxine therapy. The study included 59 women with hypothyroidism and 39 healthy controls. Results showed that hypothyroid patients had significantly elevated TSH and prolactin levels and significantly

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Enclomiphene citrate: A treatment that maintains fertility in men with secondary hypogonadism

This 2019 review evaluates enclomiphene citrate, the trans-isomer of clomiphene citrate, as a treatment for secondary hypogonadism in men desiring fertility preservation. Enclomiphene acts as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), antagonizing estrogen receptors in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, thereby stimulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis to increase endogenous luteinizing hormone

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