Experiment 1088888

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationCOUTINHO,EM:. (1982). CLINICAL STUDIES WITH GOSSYPOL.. 3(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseSTUDY IN 8 MEN FOR PERIODS OF 6-12 MONTHS. DOSING WAS DAILY FOR 4 MONTHS FOLLOWED BY 20 MG ON ALTERNATE DAYS. REDUCTION IN SPERM NUMBER OCCURRED AFTER 45 DAYS AND AZOOSPERMIA AT THE END OF 4 MONTHS OF TREATMENT. NO CHANGE IN SEMEN VOLUME WAS DETECTED. THE RESPONSE TO LH-RH AND HCG WAS NORMAL DURING THE TREATMENT TESTOSTERONE LEVELS REMAINED WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. NONE OF THE SUBJECTS REPORTED LOSS OF LIBIDO OR POTENCY. BLOOD CHEMISTRY WAS NORMAL. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN BLOOD PRESSURE OR BODY WEIGHT. REVERSIBILITY WAS FASTER IN MEN WHO TOOK THE DRUG FOR SHORT PERIODSOF TIME.
Dose amount20.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderMALE