Drug stimulation test

Clinically, some diseases of the reproductive endocrine system, such as lesions of the hypothalamus, pituitary, or testes, can cause reduced testosterone levels. How to distinguish the obstacle of the gonad axis in the hypothalamus, pituitary, or testis? To this end, medical researchers designed three experiments: the clomiphene drug test, the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (LHRH) drug stimulation test, and the human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) drug stimulation test.

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