The nurse explains to a male patient undergoing infertility studies that his luteinizing hormone (LH) is low and his follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is high, which indicates that the patient is _____ testosterone and has _____ spermatogenesis
a. making; decreased
b. not making; decreased
c. making; high
d. not making; high
A
A low LH means there is adequate stimulation of testosterone. A high FSH means there is a low or decreased spermatogenesis.
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