Endocrine Abstracts

This session will focus on spermatogenesis and pubertal development in boys, emphasizing the use of the Tanner staging system in clinical practice. Implications of early and delayed puberty will be discussed, plus normal pubertal development, and its relevance in sperm banking for children undergoing cancer treatment....

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Primary forms of infertility result from gonadal causes and have limited treatment options. In contrast, secondary infertility is of neuroendocrine origin and is amenable to several therapeutic approaches. Reproductive capacity depends on critical developmental windows of hormonal activity during neonatal life and during puberty. Thus, a developmental perspective can provide insight for predicting fertility potential as well as for guiding the selection of treatment to maximiz...