Genetic analysis of the human Insulin-like 3 gene: absence of mutations in a Greek paediatric cohort with testicular maldescent.

abstract：:We examined whether men with anabolic-steroid-induced hypogonadism (ASIH) seeking testosterone supplementation therapy (TST) regretted their decision to use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and what their reasons were for this regret. An anonymous, prospective survey was distributed to 382 men seeking follow-up trea...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kovac JR,Scovell J,Ramasamy R,Rajanahally S,Coward RM,Smith RP,Lipshultz LI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipid composition of the sperm membrane has been shown to exert a significant effect upon the functional quality of spermatozoa. We have studied fatty acid composition of the phospholipids in spermatozoa in asthenozoospermic and normozoospermic men and determined the ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Tavilani H,Doosti M,Abdi K,Vaisiraygani A,Joshaghani HR

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (IHH) induced a decrease in sperm count and oxidative damage in epididymis. We have previously demonstrated that a blueberry-enriched polyphenol extract (BB-4) reduced the adverse effects of oxidative stress in rat testis under hypobaric hypoxia. The aim of this study was to evaluate whe...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zepeda AB,Calaf GM,Figueroa CA,Farías JG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By means of specific RIA unconjugated 5 alpha-androstan-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol (3 alpha-diol) and 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta, 17 beta-diol (3 beta-diol) have been estimated for the first time in normal and pathological human seminal plasma. Testosterone, 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone and testosterone-glucosiduronate (T, D...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kurniawan E,Tamm J,Volkwein U,Schirren C

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine has been reported to be an important drug in the field of reproductive toxicology. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of methamphetamine administrations on sperm morphology, sperm concentration and apoptotic activity inside seminiferous tubule in male rats. Rats were administered a do...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nudmamud-Thanoi S,Thanoi S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For patients with threatened fertility, preservation of it is a major concern. Although promising results have been obtained in animal models using testicular germ cell suspensions, in humans, it is crucial to first develop an efficient method of cryopreservation to be able to apply to transplantation. Thus, four reli...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sá R,Cremades N,Malheiro I,Sousa M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous contractility of the rat epididymis was recorded in vivo and the effects of cyproterone acetate were studied. At 7 days after cyproterone acetate daily administration the records of the epididymal contractility did not show significant differences from the records obtained in control animals. On the co...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hib J,Ponzio RO

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have confirmed that spermatogenesis in homozygous Immp2l mutant male mice was normal at the age of 6 months, but was significantly abnormal at the age of 13 months. Meanwhile, oxidative stress is reported to be involved in spermatogenic impairment in old mutant mice. However, it is unclear whether ant...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jiang Y,Liu C,Lei B,Xu X,Lu B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have found that the ratio of estradiol to testosterone (E2/T ratio) has a negative effect on sexual function, but the relationship between the E2/T ratio and erection of the penis is not clarified. We conducted a retrospective study of 183 patients with erectile dysfunction and 52 healthy men to inves...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pan D,Xu ZH,Gao Q,Li M,Guan Y,Zhao ST

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution constitutes the largest cause of environmental risks today. At present, no scientific publication linking environmental black soot and derangement in the hypothalamus and testis of rats exists. This study investigated the effect of black soot exposure on hypothalamic and testicular functions of male rats...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Onyeso G,Bohr EL,Nkpaa KW,Amadi PN,Ugwu AC

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has revolutionised the treatment of human infertility, giving hope to the patients previously considered incapable of establishing pregnancy. While semen analysis is performed to access whether a sample has an adequate number of viable, motile and morphologic...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pinto S,Carrageta DF,Alves MG,Rocha A,Agarwal A,Barros A,Oliveira PF

更新日期：2020-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis functionality on a bodybuilding competitioner before, during and after the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids. A young healthy man was followed up for 4 months. The subject reported his drug administration protocol through periodic intervie...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vilar Neto JO,da Silva CA,Lima AB,Caminha JSR,Pinto DV,Alves FR,Araújo JS,Daher EF

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to establish the Estonian version of the National Institutes of Health chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI), and to examine its validity and applicability in chronic prostatitis patients as well as in community-based study. The questionnaire was tested in 54 category III prostatitis patients. In ad...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Korrovits P,Punab M,Mehik A,Mändar R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of 'natural' anti-sperm antibodies found in fertile humans, virgin girls, and boys before puberty, is quite obscure. One hypothetical mechanism relates their existence to inflammatory gastrointestinal entities: as a result of the disease, cross-reactive antibodies produced against gastrointestinal flora bin...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kalaydjiev S,Dimitrova D,Mitov I,Dikov I,Nakov L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternations of estramustine binding protein (EMBP) concentration in rat prostate in relation to androgen status under hypo- and hyperthyroid conditions was estimated by means of radioimmunoassay (RIA). In hyperthyroid rats, EMBP concentration in dorsal as well as in lateral prostate was not significantly changed, but...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Shiina H,Sumi H,Ishibe T,Usui T

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate possible ultrasound seminal vesicle (SV) changes in infertile patients with 'hypertrophic-congestive' (HCUF) or 'fibro-sclerotic' (FSUF) ultrasound form of male accessory gland infection (MAGI) after prolonged administration of tadalafil (TAD), a selective phosphodiesterase-5 i...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： La Vignera S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonylphenol (NP) is known as an environmental pollutant that has adverse effects on the spermatogenesis process. In this review, we focus on (1999-2020) studies on the effect of this pollutant on the sperm parameters and the male reproductive system. Spermatogenesis is a process in which male spermatogonia (primary ge...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Malmir M,Faraji T,Ghafarizadeh AA,Khodabandelo H

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested that maternal characteristics can affect reproductive health of offspring, possibly through pre-natal hormonal influence. Anogenital distance (AGD) is an anthropometric measure which is a sensitive reproductive endpoint of masculinisation. It provides a read-out of pre-natal androgen expo...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Singal AK,Jain VG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the effects of semen processing on the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in spermatozoa, and to develop reliable indexes for the evaluation of sperm quality during sperm preparation. Swim-up and density gradient cent...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Li Z,Zhou Y,Liu R,Lin H,Liu W,Xiao W,Lin Q

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten subfertile men affected by idiopathic oligoteratoasthenozoospermia and exhibiting normal serum hormone levels received a long-term treatment with human pure follicle-stimulating hormone (hp-FSH) (150 IU, intramuscularly, three times per week for 6 months). Semen parameters and ultrastructural features of spermatoz...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Arnaldi G,Balercia G,Barbatelli G,Mantero F

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1982, 89 men from all over the FRG participated in an investigation of sperm density and the presence of selected persistent environmental chemicals in their semen. Semen concentrations for the following chemicals were measured: lead, cadmium, hexachlorobenzene (HCBC), a-hexachlorocyclohexane (a-BHC), DDT and metab...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Stachel B,Dougherty RC,Lahl U,Schlösser M,Zeschmar B

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The function of the epididymis and of the sex accessory glands have been investigated in a selected group of varicocele patients with normal sperm count. In the seminal plasma of these patients free-L-carnitine, fructose and zinc levels were determined as functional markers respectively of epididymis, seminal vesicles...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Andó S,Carpino A,Buffone M,Maggiolini M,Sisci D

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open and double-blind therapeutic studies were carried out on the effects of tamoxifen in oligozoospermia. The examinations involved 74 patients. The first group (n = 20) received tamoxifen 20 mg/day; the second group (n = 54) got tamoxifen or placebo for 3 months. In the open study, tamoxifen treatment led to signifi...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Török L

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MAGI is the inflammation of the accessory male glands that notoriously exerts a negative influence on male fertility. The diagnosis is integrated by clinical, laboratory and ultrasound evaluation. In particular, the ultrasound criteria were published in 1999. The aim of this study was to analyse the sensitivity and sp...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： La Vignera S,Calogero AE,Condorelli RA,Vicari LO,Catanuso M,D'Agata R,Vicari E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that high oxidative stress levels are associated with varicocele. The GST (glutathione S-transferase) family of genes is critical in the protection of cells from oxidative stress because they utilise as substrates a wide variety of products of oxidative stress. The objective of this study wa...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Acar H,Kılınç M,Guven S,Inan Z

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is an intractable disease. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of cryotherapy in the therapy of CP/CPPS. One hundred and seventy-two patients with CP/CPPS were randomised to receive cryotherapy or sham cryotherapy. The follow-up assessments were done at we...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Peng X,Gao H,Wang J

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Several drugs have been used to stimulate human sperm motility, including 3-deoxy-adenosine, caffeine, and pentoxifylline. Pentoxifylline is an inhibitor of the phosphodiesterase and may stimulate sperm motility by increasing the intracellular levels of cAMP. In this study we have evaluated the effect of pentoxifyllin...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Morales P,Llanos M,Yovich JL,Cummins JM,Vigil P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins secreted by human seminal vesicles are strongly positively charged. Cellulose acetate electrophoresis show how the presence of two protein bands of vesicular origin (N3 and N4). When studied on SDS-PAGE there are three main bands of molecular weight 67, 45 and 40 kDa, respectively. These proteins may be separ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Montagnon D,Valtat B,Vignon F,Koll-Back MH

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary seminal vesicle adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy of the male genito-urinary system with only a few confirmed reported cases. Initial tissue diagnostic modality is often a core biopsy specimen. Here, we report this rare entity in a 50-year-old male, highlighting the histomorphological and immunohistochemical...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bhardwaj N,Rastogi P,Attri VS,Bora GS,Gorsi U

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cryoprotectant-free method was successfully used for rapid freezing of goat epididymal spermatozoa. Lowering sperm volume may increase the temperature exchange rate and improve the freezing output of spermatozoa. The aim of this study was to compare two different packaging types [0.25 ml French straws (FS) and 96-we...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Katanbafzadeh H,Barati F,Tabandeh M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00