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Urology

Bilateral vanished testes diagnosed with a single blood sample showing very high gonadotropins (follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone) and very low inhibin B

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Pages 425-431 | Received 04 Apr 2011, Accepted 11 Jul 2011, Published online: 19 Aug 2011

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