Affiliation:
1. Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky, Saratov
Abstract
The postnatal activity of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in first few months of life is defined as mini-puberty. In article the dates of Enzyme Immuno Assays of the serum gonadotropins and reproductive hormones in 40 healthy boys ages 1–3 month are represented. In results we detected the reference values of serum LH, FSH, testosterone, DGA-S, androstendyone, dyhydrotestosterone, antiMulirean factor in 1–3 month aged boys. The obtained dates are comparable to puberty values of reproductive hormones in boys.
Publisher
Siberian State Medical University
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