The Effect of Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LRH) on Pituitary Gonadotropins in Male Homosexuals

I. R. Livingstone; J. Sagel; L. A. Distiller; J. Morley; M. Katz

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1093445

Hormone and Metabolic Research, Table of Contents

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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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.

Key words

Homosexual Men - LH - FSH - LRH - Testosterone

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