Thyroid gland function and mail reproductive health
https://doi.org/10.1234/YMJ.2022.77.26
Abstract
Over the past few decades, thyroid hormones have been studied thoroughly for their relevance to male reproductive health. Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism affect testicular function and neuroendocrine regulation of reproductive functions, which can lead to decreased testosterone levels and poor sperm quality and compromise male fertility. Understanding these processes is more relevant than ever in view of the continuing decline in sperm count and quality that has been observed in humans over the past decades. The literature review presents a brief concept of the regulation of male reproductive function by thyroid hormones and a possible mechanism by which thyroid dysfunction affects testicular function.
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Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by the FECIAR UrB RAS according to the research project: “Elucidation of the modulating effect of the catecholamine levels on the hormonal profile in humans and aquatic organisms of the European North” (АААА-А19-119120990060-0).
About the Author
I. N. Molodovskaya
Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina N. Molodovskaya – candidate of biological sciences, senior researcher, N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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