Reduction of testosterone levels in Schistosoma haematobium- or Schistosoma mansoni-infected men: a cross-sectional study in two schistosomiasis-endemic areas of the Adamawa region of Cameroon.

Hermine Boukeng JatsaUlrich Membe FemoeCalvine Noumedem DongmoRomuald Issiaka Ngassam KamwaBetrand Nono FesuhLouis-Albert Tchuem TchuentePierre Kamtchouing

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2022)

These results demonstrated that infection with S. haematobium or S. mansoni is associated with low production of the reproductive hormone testosterone and may be a significant cause of male infertility.

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