[The effect of testosterone and its metabolite dihydrotestosterone on the hormone level of hypothyroid rats].

The levels of thyroid and sex hormones, TSH and PRL were studied in thyroidectomized (6 weeks) noncastrated rats and in castrated rats receiving testosterone propionate (1 mg/kg) or dehydrotestosterone (0.2 mg/kg) or their mixture to reveal the hormonal nature of disorder of sexual function in hypothyrosis. The results obtained show that all disorders of sex function in hypothyroid rats with a different androgenic status have a different hormonal basis.