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Table 1 Effect of advancing paternal age on reproductive hormones

From: Effects of increased paternal age on sperm quality, reproductive outcome and associated epigenetic risks to offspring

Name of the hormone

Levels

Type of study

Reference

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

↓

Longitudinal

[28]

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

No Change

Longitudinal

[3]

Estrogen

↓

Cross-Sectional

[29]

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

↑

Longitudinal

[3,19,20,30,31]

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

↓

Animal

[32]

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

↑

Longitudinal

[3]

Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)

↑

Cross-Sectional

[26]

Testosterone

↓

Longitudinal

[3,19,21,33]