in order to assess the role of the gonads and anterior pituitary gland in the production of poor quality semen of males with homozygous sickle cell disease ( scd ) serum gonadotrophins , namely follicle stimulating hormone ( fsh ) , luteinizing hormone ( lh ) , prolactin and serum testosterone , were assayed radioimmunologically in 33 men with sickle cell disease and in 29 age-matched normal control subjects .
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anterior pituitary gland
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prolactin