Measurements of Serum Pituitary-Gonadal Hormones and Investigation of Sexual and Reproductive Functions in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Table 1

Serum pituitary-gonadal hormone levels before and after transplantation in the 46 male ESRD patients and 15 male controls.

Item	n	PRL (ug/L)	LH (IU/L)	FSH (IU/L)	T (nmol/L)
Control	15	8.42±0.94	14.00±4.01	17.00±3.12	23.50±4.61
Preop.	46	36.80±7.30^∗	30.68±35.58^∗	18.30±8.01	15.58±3.84^∗
1-2 months postop.	46	15.80±2.08	20.01±12.68	17.42±7.24	18.77±4.18
3-4 months postop.	46	9.41±1.12^†	13.84±6.72^†	16.84±6.72	22.94±4.86^†

^∗𝑃<.01 versus control group; ^†𝑃<.01 versus preoperation.