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Table 2 Non-steroidal hormones and their seminal plasma concentrations in fertile/normozoospermic men

From: Occurrence and reproductive roles of hormones in seminal plasma

Hormone

Seminal plasma concentration

Plasma/serum concentration

References

Adrenalin (pg/mL)

Not detectable - 3028

Not detectable

[69]

Adrenomedulin (pg/mL)

209 ± 19a

23.3 ± 2.7a

[81]

Antimullerian hormone – AMH (ng/mL)

1.40 ± 0.22a

 

[55]

 

<0.49–76.02

<0.49–0.38

[56]

 

34.86 ± 23.48

 

[57]

 

5.81 ± 1.526

 

[58]

 

0.098–84.7

 

[59]

 

0.42–49.92

 

[61]

 

0.76 (0.24–10.92)b

 

[62]

 

0.34–78.18

0.44–31.89

[64]

Calcitonin (pg/mL)

1771 ± 612

 

[73]

 

1980 ± 521

67 ± 13.1

[74]

 

327 ± 25

 

[76]

 

6846.9 ± 3366.4

 

[77]

 

2367 ± 78

30 ± 1.9

[80]

Follicle stimulating hormone - FSH (mIU/mL)

4.6 ± 1.9

9.7 ± 6.7

[43]

 

3.5 ± 2.03

5.3 ± 2.2

[44]

Human chorionic gonadotropin - hCG (ng/mL)

1.87 ± 0.93

 

[53]

 

3.73 ± 1.60

 

[54]

Inhibin B (pg/mL)

714.36 ± 522.66

 

[59]

 

7.8–9874

54.68 ± 70.85

[61]

 

44.0 (20.7–200.3)b

 

[62]

Luteinizing hormone – LH (mIU/mL)

19.4 ± 9.9

13.6 ± 8.5

[43]

Melatonin (pg/mL)

44.75 ± 11.0

111.75 ± 35.3

[44]

 

1.7 ± 1.0

3.1 ± 1.4

[65]

 

23.7 ± 10.9a

 

[68]

Noradrenalin (pg/mL)

15,181 ± 2951a

501 ± 136.5

[69]

Oxytocin (pg/mL)

1.72 ± 0.78

 

[49]

 

61.1 ± 11.7

 

[51]

Parathormone (pg/mL)

2846 ± 611.6

 

[72]

Prolactin (PRL) (ng/mL)

3.5 ± 0.85

6.4 ± 0.85

[44]

 

46.6 ± 2.0a

17.8 ± 1.7a

[46]

 

43.2 ± 2.7a

6.2 ± 0.7a

[47]

 

133.6 ± 47

24.5 ± 8

[48]

Vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone – ADH) (pg/mL)

1.84 ± 1.23

 

[52]

  1. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations or concentration ranges. Information on blood plasma/serum concentrations is also provided if listed in the article
  2. amean ± standard error
  3. bmedian (interquartile range)