Wang Xiong, Ge Li, Cui Yuanqing, Lang Cuihong, Hao Cuifang
Reproductive Medicine Center in Qingdao University affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Shandong, China.
Weifang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shandong, China.
Int J Fertil Steril. 2014 Apr;8(1):99-104. Epub 2014 Mar 9.
FSH-secreting pituitary adenomas can affect sexual and reproductive function. In this article, we have reported the case of a 32-year-old male with secondary infertility. The patient had sexual and reproductive disturbances. The test results of the blood samples indicated obviously decreased testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) levels. Based on previous hormonal results, the patient received pituitary stimulation and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) tests. Both follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) showed low response during the pituitary stimulation test. The results of the hCG test indicated that T/E2 could recover to a normal level. In addition, this patient was diagnosed with pituitary macroadenoma, which was supported by the pituitary MRI. The man's sexual and reproductive functions recovered following surgery. The pathological results confirmed that the tumor tissue was an FSH-secreting pituitary adenoma by immunohistochemical staining. The purpose of this report was to review the relative literature and discuss the influence of FSH-secreting pituitary adenomas on hormones through the hypothalamus-pituitary-testis axis.
分泌促卵泡生成素(FSH)的垂体腺瘤可影响性功能和生殖功能。在本文中,我们报告了一例32岁继发性不孕男性的病例。该患者存在性和生殖功能障碍。血液样本检测结果显示睾酮(T)和雌二醇(E2)水平明显降低。基于既往激素检测结果,该患者接受了垂体刺激试验和人绒毛膜促性腺激素(hCG)试验。在垂体刺激试验中,促卵泡生成素(FSH)和促黄体生成素(LH)均显示低反应。hCG试验结果表明T/E2可恢复至正常水平。此外,该患者经垂体磁共振成像(MRI)检查确诊为垂体大腺瘤。该男子术后性和生殖功能恢复。病理结果通过免疫组化染色证实肿瘤组织为分泌FSH的垂体腺瘤。本报告的目的是回顾相关文献,并探讨分泌FSH的垂体腺瘤通过下丘脑-垂体-睾丸轴对激素的影响。