Serum Testosterone Levels in 3-Month-Old Boys Predict Their Semen Quality as Young Adults.

Louise Scheutz HenriksenJørgen Holm PetersenNiels E SkakkebækNiels JørgensenHelena E VirtanenLaerke Priskorn Anders JuulJorma ToppariKatharina M Main

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)

Serum testosterone in infancy was a predictor of adult total sperm count. Other reproductive hormones and genital measures showed good correlation between infancy and adulthood, suggesting that an individual's reproductive setpoint starts shortly after birth in boys and persists until adulthood.

Keyphrases

young adults
replacement therapy
depressive symptoms
weight gain
early life
childhood cancer
quality improvement
gestational age
body mass index
pregnant women
smoking cessation