Clomid Increases
Testosterone After Steroid Use
Use of clomiphene citrate (Clomid)
to reverse premature andropause secondary to
steroid abuse. Tan RS, Vasudevan D. Fertil Steril. 2003 Jan;79(1):203-205. robert.s.tan@uth.tmc.edu
OBJECTIVE: To report a case
of symptomatic hypogonadism induced by the
abuse of multiple steroid preparations that was subsequently reversed by clomiphene.
DESIGN: Case report.
SETTING: University-affiliated andrology practice within family practice
clinic.
PATIENT(S): A 30-year-old male.
INTERVENTION(S): Clomiphene
citrate, 100-mg challenge for 5 days, followed
by treatment at same dose for 2 months.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Clinical symptoms, androgen decline in aging
male questionnaire, total T, FSH, LH.
RESULT(S): Reversal of symptoms, normalization of T levels with LH surge,
restoration of pituitary-gonadal axis.
CONCLUSION(S): Clomiphene citrate is used typically in helping to restore
fertility in females. This represents the first case report of the successful
use of
clomiphene to restore T levels and the pituitary-gonadal axis in a male patient.
The axis was previously shut off with multiple anabolic steroid abuse.MeSH Terms:
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