1.Relationship between testicular biopsy and serum levels of LH and FSH in patients with azoospermia
Jiteng ZHAO ; Changjiu YUE ; Jia CHEN
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2016;10(1):67-70
Objective Through testicular biopsy and detection of serum sex hormone levels in patients with azoospermia,to explore the relationship between spermatogenic function of testis,testicular volume and serum LH and FSH levels.Methods 80 cases of azoospermia patients adimitted from Jan.2012 to Dec.2014 were collected as the research object.Immunization method was used to detect the serum sex hormone leve,testis model was adopted to detect testicular volume,and routine disinfection was given to make testicular biopsy.According to testicular biopsy results,patients were divided into normal spermatogenic function group (group A),spermatogenic dysfunction group (group B),sertoli-cell-only syndrome group (group C);percutaneous sperm group (group D),and puncture azoospermia group (group E).At the same time,50 cases of healthy male were selected as the control group and they received sperm routine examination and sex hormone detection.Correlation between spermatogenic function of testis,testicular volume and serum LH and FSH levels were studied.Results Serum levels of LH and FSH had no significant difference among group A,group B and the control group (P>0.05).Serum level of LH and FSH was significantly higher in group C than that in group A,group B and the control group,and the differences had statistical significance (P<0.05).Serum level of LH and FSH in group D had no significant difference compared with that of the control group (P>0.05).Serum level of LH and FSH in group E was significantly higher than that in group D and the control group,and the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05).The level of LH and FSH was significantly higher in abnormal testicular group than that in normal testis group,and the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05).Spearman correlation analysis showed that the spermatogenic function of testis was negatively correlated with serum LH and FSH levels (r=-0.473,-0.441,P<0.05).Testicular volume was negatively correlated with serum LH and FSH levels(r=-0.643,-0.715,P<0.05),and the difference had statistical significance.Conclusion The determination of serum LH and FSH levels has important clinical value for predicting testicular spermatogenic function in azoospermia patients,and can be used to guide clinical puncture and prognosis judgement.
2.Correlation between stigma and subjective well-being of patients with mental disorders and their matched family members
Yumin FU ; Dongmei WU ; Lei YANG ; Yixun TANG ; Changjiu HE ; Yuchuan YUE
Sichuan Mental Health 2021;34(5):448-453
ObjectiveTo understand the status of stigma and subjective well-being of patients with mental disorders and co-resident family members, to analyze the correlation between them, and to compare the impact of stigma upon the subjective well-being of patients and family members of the same household. MethodsPatients with mental disorders (n=154) and their families (n=154) who visited the outpatient department of a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Chengdu from October to November 2019 were selected, and four instruments were used for collecting the data, including self-designed demographic information questionnaire, self-designed disease-related information questionnaire, brief version of Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI-10) and Index of Well-Being Scale (IWB). ResultsA total of 118 (76.62%) patients with mental disorders and 151 (98.05%) family members experienced stigma. The total score and each factors score in ISMI-10 of family members were higher than those of patients (P<0.01), and the total score and each dimension score in IWB were lower than those of patients (P<0.01). Pearson correlation analysis showed that ISMI-10 total score of patients and family members was negatively correlated with IWB total score (r=-0.600,-0.202, P<0.05 or 0.01). After controlling demographic and disease-related variables, multiple linear regression analysis showed that the regression model of mental disorder patients achieved good fit effect (adjusted R2=0.457), with statistical significance (F=26.746, P<0.01), while the regression model of co-living family members was lack of fit (adjusted R2=0.035). After controlling for family demographic variables, the model was at the statistical level (F=3.769, P<0.01). ConclusionMental disorder patients have low illness stigma and high subjective well-being, whereas the opposite is true for family members. Moreover, there is a negative relationship between stigma and subjective well-being for both patients and family members, stigma is a significant factor affecting subjective well-being for people with mental disorders.