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ea0022p539 | Male reproduction | ECE2010

Partial androgen insensitivity may be the reason for impaired fertility in men with Noonan Syndrome

Dahlgren Jovanna , Ankarberg-Lindgren Carina , Westphal Otto

Background: Some previous reports point out undescended testes (UT) to be the main course of impaired fertility in males with Noonan syndrome (NS). Whether abnormities in gonadal function are present during prepuberal years or appear during pubertal development has not been investigated previously.Objective: To study the gonadal development during prepubertal and pubertal years in NS males.Patients: Twelve short NS males were follo...