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Fewer than 5% of infertile men have a hormonal
disorder that can be treated with hormone therapy (or drugs).
Hormonal imbalances caused by a dysfunction in the mechanism of
interaction between the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the
testes directly affect the development of sperm. In this type of
fertility disorder, gonadotropin therapy is highly
successful.
Gonadotropins are sometimes chosen to treat unexplained male
infertility, as seen in the cases of oligozoospermia (when sperm
count is abnormally low) or asthenospermia (when less than 40% of
the sperm are motile).
Other types of drug treatment include antibiotics to treat
infertility resulting from infections and treatment with
bromocriptine when impaired sperm production is due to
hyperprolactinemia (increased levels of prolactin hormone in the
blood).
The two most common hormones required in treatment are:
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
- Recombinant Follicle Stimulating Hormone
(rFSH)
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