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Pirgon, O. et al.

Ozgur Pirgon, Mehmet Emre Atabek, Bulent Oran, Selami Suleymanoglu, Cihan Meral,

Treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin induces left ventricular mass in cryptorchid boys.

AIM: To examine the effects of human chorionic gonadotropin therapy on left ventricular mass index in boys with cryptorchidism. Cryptorchidism is the most frequent anomaly of male genitalia. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Thirty consecutive cryptorchid boys (mean age 4.8 +/- 3.2 years, range 1-8 years) undergoing human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) therapy and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The patient group received hCG by intramuscular injection twice weekly for 5 weeks. At the end of the therapy, echocardiographic measures were reevaluated. The results of left ventricular mass were indexed to body surface area before and after therapy. RESULTS: Our results showed that cryptorchid boys undergoing hCG therapy had significantly higher left ventricular mass index than healthy controls at the end of therapy (p < 0.001). Serum total testosterone levels significantly increased in the patient group and positively correlated with left ventricular mass index (r = 0.48, p = 0.021). CONCLUSION: We demonstrated that hCG treatment for cryptorchidism caused a significant increase in left ventricular mass due to high testosterone levels. We conclude that hCG therapy may not be safe for the cardiovascular system in boys with cryptorchidism.[1]

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Treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin induces left ventricular mass in cryptorchid boys. Pirgon, O., Atabek, M.E., Oran, B., Suleymanoglu, S., Meral, C. J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab. (2009) [Pubmed]

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