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Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
2022 Volume.49 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.61
Human chorionic gonadotropin therapy in hypogonadic severe-oligozoospermic men and its effect on semen parameters
Andrabi Syed Waseem

Makker Giresh Chandra
Makker Renu
Mishra Geetanjali
Singh Rajender
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) therapy is beneficial for improving semen parameters and clinical hypogonadism symptoms in hypogonadic oligozoospermic or severe oligozoospermic men with low or borderline testosterone levels.

Methods: A weekly dose of 250 ¥ìg (equivalent to approximately 6,500 IU) of hCG was administered subcutaneously for 3?6 months to 56 hypogonadic oligozoospermic or severe oligozoospermic men. Semen, biochemical, and genetic analyses were performed before the start of treatment followed by analyzing semen parameters every 3 months after the start of therapy. We grouped participants into responders and non-responders depending on positive changes in semen parameters.

Results: Out of 56 men, 47 (83.93%) responded, while 9 (16.07%) did not. Upon statistical analysis, it was found that age did not affect the overall outcomes (p=0.292); however, men with higher body mass index (BMI; 28.09¡¾3.48 kg/m2) showed better outcomes than those with low BMI (25.33¡¾3.06 kg/m2) (p=0.042). The duration of therapy (in months) was higher in non-responders than in responders (p=0.020). We found significant improvements in sperm concentration (p=0.006) and count (p=0.005) after 3 months of therapy. Sperm motility and progressive motility were also found to be higher in responders, but did not show statistically significant changes.

Conclusion: We conclude that hCG therapy can be beneficial in men with hypogonadic oligozoospermia or severe oligozoospermia.
KEYWORD
Human chorionic gonadotropin, Hypogonadism, Oligozoospermia
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