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Table 1 Hormonal concentrations at baseline and 7 days after a single subcutaneous dose of human chorionic gonadotropin (rhCG, Ovidrel® 250 mcg)

From: Gonadal response after a single-dose stimulation test with recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (rhCG) in patients with isolated prepubertal cryptorchidism

Hormones

Basal

After rhCG (7 days)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Testosterone (ng/dl)

10.0 (0)

247.8 (135.8)

DHT (ng/dl)

4.6 (0.8)

32.3 (18.0)

T/DHT

2.2 (0.4)

8.0 (3.5)

Inhibin B (pg/ml)

105.8 (65.2)

132.4 (56.1)

AMH (ng/ml)

109.4 (52.6)

152.9 (65.2)

Androstenedione (ng/ml)

0.2 (0.4)

0.3 (0.2)

17OHP (ng/ml)

0.4 (0.3)

0.7 (0.4)

FSH (IU/L)

0.6 (0.4)

0.2 (0.1)

LH (IU/L)

0.1 (0.1)

0.1 (0.2)

Beta hCG (IU/L)

-

15.8 (10.2)

  1. hCG human chorionic gonadotropin, rhCG recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin, DHT dihydrotestosterone hormone, T/DHT Testosterone/DHT ratio, AMH Anti-Mullerian hormone, 17OHP 17-hidroxi-progesterone hormone, FSH Follicle stimulanting hormone, LH Luteinizing hormone, SD standard deviation