Morphological Changes in the Epididymal Tissue of White Rats with Hypoprolactinimia

Male factor infertility due to endocrine disturbance such as abnormalities in prolactin levels are encountered in a significant proportion. This case control study was carried out to determine the effects of prolactin on the morphology of the male reproductive tract, using 100 male white rats belonging to the wistar strain. The rats were maintained as the control group (G1) and hypoprolactinaemic group (G2). After 100 days, the rats were subjected to serum prolactin (PRL) level measurements. The difference between serum PRL concentrations of rats in G2, as compared to the control group were highly significant by Student's t-test (p<0.001).