From: Indicators of male fertility potential in adult patients with beta-thalassemia major: a comparative study between patients undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation and transfusion-dependent patients
Parameter
Azoospermia patients
p-value
Transfusion-dependent group
HSCT group
Mean LH (IU/L)
2.03
7.17
0.029
Mean FSH (IU/L)
1.7
14.65
0.002
Mean Testosterone (ng/ml)
2.59
5.82
0.031