Infertility risk assessment with ultrasound in congenital adrenal hyperplasia male patients. 2024

Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
Department of Ultrasound, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2nd Ruijin Road 197, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.

Testicular adrenal rest tumor (TART) is a prevalent complication associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), culminating in gonadal dysfunction and infertility. Early hormonal intervention is preventive, but excessive glucocorticoid poses risks. Developing reliable methods for early TART diagnosis and monitoring is crucial. The present study aims to formulate a scoring system to identify high-risk infertility through analysis of TART ultrasound features. Grayscale and power Doppler ultrasound were employed in this retrospective study to evaluate testicular lesions in male CAH patients. Lesion assessment encompassed parameters such as range, echogenicity, and blood flow, and these were subsequently correlated with semen parameters. Results of 49 semen analyzes from 35 patients demonstrated a notable inverse correlation between lesion scores and both sperm concentration (rs = - 0.83, P < 0.001) and progressive motility (rs = - 0.56, P < 0.001). The ROC curve areas for evaluating oligospermia and asthenozoospermia were calculated as 0.94 and 0.72, respectively. Establishing a lesion score threshold of 6 revealed a sensitivity of 75.00% and specificity of 93.94% for oligospermia and a sensitivity of 53.85% and specificity of 100.00% for asthenozoospermia. These findings underscore the potential utility of incorporating ultrasound into routine CAH patient management, facilitating timely interventions to preserve male fertility.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007248 Infertility, Male The inability of the male to effect FERTILIZATION of an OVUM after a specified period of unprotected intercourse. Male sterility is permanent infertility. Sterility, Male,Sub-Fertility, Male,Subfertility, Male,Male Infertility,Male Sterility,Male Sub-Fertility,Male Subfertility,Sub Fertility, Male
D008297 Male Males
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000312 Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital A group of inherited disorders of the ADRENAL GLANDS, caused by enzyme defects in the synthesis of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) and/or ALDOSTERONE leading to accumulation of precursors for ANDROGENS. Depending on the hormone imbalance, congenital adrenal hyperplasia can be classified as salt-wasting, hypertensive, virilizing, or feminizing. Defects in STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES); TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE; or steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; among others, underlie these disorders. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia,Hyperplasia, Congenital Adrenal,Adrenal Hyperplasias, Congenital,Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasias,Hyperplasias, Congenital Adrenal
D000314 Adrenal Rest Tumor Neoplasm derived from displaced cells (rest cells) of the primordial ADRENAL GLANDS, generally in patients with CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA. Adrenal rest tumors have been identified in TESTES; LIVER; and other tissues. They are dependent on ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN for growth and adrenal steroid secretion. Adrenal Cortical Rest Tumor,Adrenal Rest Tumors,Rest Tumor, Adrenal,Rest Tumors, Adrenal,Tumor, Adrenal Rest,Tumors, Adrenal Rest
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013737 Testis The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS. Testicles,Testes,Testicle
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D055101 Semen Analysis The quality of SEMEN, an indicator of male fertility, can be determined by semen volume, pH, sperm concentration (SPERM COUNT), total sperm number, sperm viability, sperm vigor (SPERM MOTILITY), normal sperm morphology, ACROSOME integrity, and the concentration of WHITE BLOOD CELLS. Semen Quality,Semen Quality Analysis,Analyses, Semen Quality,Analysis, Semen Quality,Qualities, Semen,Quality Analyses, Semen,Quality, Semen,Semen Analyses,Semen Qualities,Semen Quality Analyses

Related Publications

Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
June 1981, Clinical endocrinology,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
March 1991, Journal of endocrinological investigation,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
August 2011, Revista medica de Chile,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
November 1993, Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
June 2003, The British journal of dermatology,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
March 2018, European journal of endocrinology,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
January 2018, Reproductive medicine and biology,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
May 2010, The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
January 2010, International journal of pediatric endocrinology,
Zhiqian Wang, and Ronghui Wang, and Xing Wang, and Sichang Zheng, and Min Li, and Yifei Yu, and Zhenhua Liu, and Shouyue Sun, and Weiwei Zhan
January 2014, International journal of endocrinology,
Copied contents to your clipboard!