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Horm Metab Res 1978; 10(3): 248-249
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1093445
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The Effect of Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LRH) on Pituitary Gonadotropins in Male Homosexuals

I. R. Livingstone1 , J.  Sagel3 , L. A. Distiller1 , J.  Morley1 , M.  Katz2
  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa
  • 3Department of Medicine, Endocrinology-Metabolism-Nutrition Division, Medical University of South Carolina, Veterans Administration Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
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23 December 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Basal serum LH and FSH values were found to be within normal limits in 9 homosexual men. The mean LH and FSH responses following the intravenous administration of l00 µg of LRH were not significantly different from that of heterosexual controls. In addition, the mean basal plasma serum testosterone was similar in the two groups. There is thus no definite implication of endocrine factors in the genesis of male homosexuality.

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Homosexual Men - LH - FSH - LRH - Testosterone

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