A young couple has had regular,unprotected sexual intercourse for 4 years,without a pregnancy.They are seeking help at an assisted reproduction/in vitro fertilization clinic for infertility.The husband is very serious about weight training and physical fitness.Semen analysis reveals a sperm count of 10 million/mL (i.e.,very low) .His blood analysis reveals an elevated testosterone level.The psychiatrist at the clinic suspects that the husband injects (i.e.,abuses) testosterone,which turns out to be true.Another effect of the injected T could be:
A) Erectile dysfunction.
B) Polycythemia (increased numbers of erythrocytes) .
C) Gynecomastia (inappropriate breast development) .
D) Prostatic atrophy.
E) Lower levels of adrenal androgens.
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