Endocrine Abstracts

Men with suppressed gonadotrophins, as induced by androgen-based contraceptive treatment, exhibit a 70% reduction in germ cell numbers (1). The mechanisms by which the germ cell populations are decreased are unknown. This study aimed to quantify the amount of germ cell apoptosis and proliferation and to identify the pathway(s) involved in gonadotrophin-induced germ cell loss in men. Testicular tissues from normal fertile men that received no treatment or testosterone (200 mg i...