Measurements of Serum Pituitary-Gonadal Hormones and Investigation of Sexual and Reproductive Functions in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Table 2

Serum pituitary-gonadal hormone levels before and after transplantation in the 32 female ESRD patients and 15 female controls.

Item	n	PRL (ug/L)	LH (IU/L)	FSH (IU/L)	E2 (pmol/L)
Control	15	15.10±3.02	12.01±3.84	8.42±3.80	131.5±22.30
Preop.	32	24.60±3.80^∗	37.23±4.56^∗	16.92±11.30^∗	76.0±6.30^∗
1-2 months postop.	32	15.68±2.04	21.61±9.04	12.45±6.30	242.35±4.08
3-4 months postop.	32	16.30±1.42^†	13.04±2.62^†	10.10±7.60^†	124.50±27.23^†

^∗𝑃<.01 versus control group; ^†𝑃<.01 versus preoperation.