How accurate is sperm morphology as an indicator of sperm function?

abstract：:The suggested concept of "bone as an endocrine organ" had shed the light on the role of osteocalcin, an osteoblast secreted hormone, in regulation of testosterone production. This study aimed to assess the association between the active undercarboxylated form of osteocalcin (ucOC) and semen parameters and hormonal lev...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： El-Kamshoushi AAM,Hassan EM,Hassaan PS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flutamide is a steroid used to treat androgen-dependent disorders and as antiepileptic, but it induces a number of non-desirable side effects. This work was aimed at assaying the effect of flutamide and two novel synthetic steroids on the levels of GABA, glutamine and oxidative stress markers. Male Wistar rats (weight...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Calderón Guzmán D,Bratoeff E,Ramírez López E,Hernández García E,Pierdant Rioja F,Osnaya Brizuela N,Trujillo Jiménez F,Barragán Mejía G,Juárez Olguín H,Santamaría Del Ángel D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microvasculature of the human testis is closely related to the Leydig cells and the seminiferous tubules. Semi-thin sections of testicular tissue serve as a basis for the computer-aided 3-D reconstruction of the microvasculature, the seminiferous tubules and the Leydig cells. After vascular perfusion with glutaral...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ergün S,Stingl J,Holstein AF

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a study of 373 cases of male sterility in Tunisia are presented. Factors with negative effects on fertility are listed according to their incidence: hypogonadism, gonococci infection, following varicocele and excessive smoking. Important is; early diagnosis of venereal disease and its effective treatmen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jaballah N

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual case of recurrent, painful, unilateral gynaecomastia (GM) in an elderly male with relapsing Graves' hyperthyroidism and co-existing primary hypogonadism. This patient presented to the Breast Clinic with a 4-month history of painful, right GM. Malignancy was excluded but T3 was noted to be raised a...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jayapaul M,Williams MR,Davies DP,Large DM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular sperm extraction is a common surgical procedure to retrieve spermatozoa from men with azoospermia which may affect the tissue and cause hypogonadism (Human Reproduction Update, 24, 2018, 442). We aimed to evaluate the acute effect of micro-TESE on blood total testosterone (TT) and luteinising hormone (LH) l...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sertkaya Z,Tokuç E,Özkaya F,Ertaş K,Kutluhan MA,Çulha MG

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The numbers of Sertoli and pre-meiotic germ cells in the developing rabbit testis were investigated as an initial step in determining the physiological meaning of the control of cell number in the testis by apoptosis. Sections were stained immunohistochemically for the detection of apoptotic cells and counterstained w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hayashi T,Kageyama Y,Ishizaka K,Kihara K,Oshima H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopy has been used in the routine evaluation of sperm metabolism. Nevertheless, it has limited capacity to preview male fertility. As calorimetry may be used to evaluate directly the metabolic activity of a biological system, the aim of this study was to use microcalorimetry as an additive method for sperm metab...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vasconcelos AB,Santana MA,Santos AM,Santoro MM,Lagares MA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate Kruger strict morphology and conventional semen analysis in predicting cryosurvival and the progressive motility recovery rate of frozen spermatozoa. Our study included 56 semen samples with >10 million spermatozoa per ejaculate. The main outcome measures were conv...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lee CY,Lee CT,Wu CH,Hsu CS,Hsu MI

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was a 12-week double blind placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel trial in which active treatment with different doses of Maca Gelatinizada was compared with placebo. The study aimed to demonstrate if effect of Maca on subjective report of sexual desire was because of effect on mood or serum testosterone ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gonzales GF,Córdova A,Vega K,Chung A,Villena A,Góñez C,Castillo S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) has shown to give fuller understanding of stallion semen quality; however, there have been limited attempts to use this parameter to investigate seasonal changes in productive functions. The aims of this study were to: (a) establish a reliable mathematical model to d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ortiz I,Quiñones-Pérez C,Hidalgo M,Consuegra C,Diaz-Jimenez M,Dorado J,Vega-Pla JL,Crespo F

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies showed that exposure to stress or nicotine induced reproductive impairment in male rats. Here, we assessed the effect of an antioxidant (vitamin E) on nicotine-, stress- and nicotine + stress-induced reproductive impairment in male rats. Forty-eight male albino Wistar rats were divided into eight grou...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bisong SA,Ukoh IE,Nna VU,Ebong PE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of nine radioactively labeled steroids in the epithelium of the seminal vesicle of the mature guinea pig has been studied. The rapid assimilation and metabolism of these steroids demostrate the very active biochemical nature of this tissue. Based on the use of several thin-layer chromatography systems a...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Steer RC,Veneziale CM

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was performed to evaluate the relationship between interleukin-6 (IL-6), oxidative stress and sperm function following vasectomy reversal. We included 22 patients who underwent vasectomy reversal and 15 healthy sperm donors (controls) with normal sperm morphology criteria. Levels of IL-6 in the ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nandipati KC,Pasqualotto FF,Thomas AJ Jr,Agarwal A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered protamine 1 (PRM1)/ protamine 2 (PRM2) mRNA ratio in testicular biopsy samples correlates with sperm quality and its fertilising ability. This study is planned to assess PRM1/ PRM2 mRNA ratio in subgroups of azoospermia to suggest a more reliable and accurate marker for assessing sperm quality in nonobstructiv...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Amjad S,Mushtaq S,Rehman R,Munir A,Zahid N,Siddique PQR

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre- and postdexamethasone triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and TSH levels of thirteen patients with psychogenic sexual dysfunction and thirteen controls were studied. Patients showed lowered T4 levels in comparison with the control group whereas T3 and TSH levels did not differ significantly. Dexamethasone had ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Noder M,Rupprecht R,Rupprecht M,Rupprecht C,Hornstein OP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reference values of human semen, published in the WHO's latest edition in 2010, were lower than those previously reported. The objective of this study was to evaluate reference values of standard semen parameters in fertile Egyptian men. This cross-sectional study included 240 fertile men. Men were considered fert...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zedan H,Ismail S,Gomaa A,Saleh R,Henkel R,Agarwal A

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a highly sensitive radioimmunoassay (RIA) of estramustine binding protein (EMBP) with the antibody raised against rat-EMBP, the concentration of EMBP in human benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) tissue was evaluated. Using mechanical separation procedure, EMBP was found significantly higher in the epithelium (10....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Shiina H,Mizutani M,Ishibe T

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptorchidism is the most common congenital anomaly in male children. Its aetiology remains unknown in the majority of cases. Because HOXA11 plays a vital role in regulating testicular descent, genetic variants in HOXA11 genes may contribute to the risk of cryptorchidism. In this study, mutation analysis was performe...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lu P,Wang Y,Wang F,Huang J,Zeng Y,He D,Huang H,Cheng Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epididymis responds to adverse conditions of misshapen spermatozoa resulting from pathological changes or toxic insults by secretion of a dense matrix that segregates the latter for complete disintegration and dissolution. The objective of this study was to find the source of this matrix and the role-player of dis...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Faisal K,Akbarsha MA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the value of two-dimensional ShearWave™ Elastography (2D-SWE) on quantitatively evaluating the change of the content of collagen fibres in penis. Twenty male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into the pre-sexual maturity group (Group 1) and the sexual decline group (Group 2) acc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Qiao XH,Zhang JJ,Gao F,Li F,Bai M,Du LF,Xing JF

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure was designed for purification of a human seminal plasma-specific antigen (HSP-antigen) identified by a monoclonal antibody produced in this laboratory (mAb 4E6). Pooled human seminal plasma was fractionated by consecutively applied methods: affinity chromatography on Lentil lectin sepharose, gel chromatogr...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Dimitrova D,Kehayov I,Kyurkchiev S

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipomas are the most common benign tumours that originate from adipose tissue and can develop in any anatomical location where the adipose tissue layer is present in the body. Penile lipoma cases are very rare in the literature. Our case is a 21-year-old male patient who underwent TIPU operation 8 years ago due to dis...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ogras MS,Oguz E,Yildirim K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We fractionated the whole human seminal plasma on DEAE Sephadex A-50 ion exchange columns. Complete separation was achieved in seven peaks using different salt concentrations in phosphate buffer pH 6. The seminal plasma proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl-sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Human semina...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Haq A,al-Tufail M,Sheth K,Abdullatif M,Hamilton C,al-Abdul Jabbar F,al-Sedairy S

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicocele is one of the leading causes of male infertility in which oxidative stress induces DNA damages in spermatozoa of patients with varicocele. Recent studies indicated that the treatment with antioxidant agents has protective effects against the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Our research aimed to ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Dolatkhah MA,Shokoohi M,Charvandeh S,Tvrda E,Shoorei H,Moghimian M,Alihemmati A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The routine spermiogram parameters of 3432 patients born between 1952 and 1971 in the region of Leipzig were determined between January 1975 and March 2000. The patient group aged 24-35 years was characterized by low mobility and relocation living in the main centre of chemical industry with enormous environmental pol...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Paasch U,Thieme C,Glander HJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5alpha-Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the most powerful naturally occurring androgen, is commercially available since 1982 as a gel. In view of its considerably higher biopotency (three to six times) than of testosterone, side effects, particularly on the main target organ of androgens, the prostate, are anticipated. In f...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sakhri S,Gooren LJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies assessing the efficacy of intralesional verapamil injection in the treatment of Peyronie's disease have yielded mixed results. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to systematise the existing literature on the efficacy of intralesional verapamil injection when used in the treatment of Peyronie's disease. The t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sadagopan A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esterase isozymes were studied in mouse epididymis of two inbred strains (C57BL, DBA/2) and in a natural population (Swiss OF1), by using vertical polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and staining with alpha or beta-naphthyl acetate as a substrate. Eighteen (C57BL), 17 (DBA/2) or 16 (Swiss OF1) epididymal isozymes were ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Abou-Haila A,Fain-Maurel MA

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the reproductive potential of frozen/thawed testicular spermatozoa of azoospermic men with left varicocele. The role of testicular tissue telomerase assay (TTA) in the prediction of the presence of testicular spermatozoa pre- and post-varicocelectomy was investigated, as well. Therapeutic testicular biops...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Giannakis D,Baltogiannis D,Tsoukanelis K,Loutradis D,Miyagawa I,Makrydimas G,Kanakas N,Sofikitis N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00