Clavijo Raul I, Hsiao Wayland
Department of Urology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA.
Department of Urology, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA.
Transl Androl Urol. 2018 Jul;7(Suppl 3):S367-S372. doi: 10.21037/tau.2018.03.25.
Practitioners of male reproductive and sexual medicine must have an intimate understanding of the physiology of male reproductive endocrinology, as such a knowledge is the cornerstone on which hormonal treatments are based. In this review, we highlight what is known about male reproductive endocrine physiology and the various control mechanisms for the system. We also discuss the limitations of our current understanding of the reproductive physiology. We hope that this review is helpful for male reproductive medicine practitioners in understanding the principles on which hormonal treatments are based.
男性生殖与性医学从业者必须深入了解男性生殖内分泌生理学,因为此类知识是激素治疗所基于的基石。在本综述中,我们重点介绍了已知的男性生殖内分泌生理学以及该系统的各种控制机制。我们还讨论了当前我们对生殖生理学理解的局限性。我们希望本综述有助于男性生殖医学从业者理解激素治疗所基于的原理。