Grape seed extract attenuates dexamethasone-induced testicular and thyroid dysfunction in male albino rats.

abstract：:Several substances can interfere with microtubular function eg. colchicine. Melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland has similar effects as colchicine on microtubules. In this study melatonin levels were determined in both plasma and seminal plasma of patients with good or impaired motility and forward progre...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bornman MS,Oosthuizen JM,Barnard HC,Schulenburg GW,Boomker D,Reif S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP) differs from other surgical techniques for benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) in that it removes the entire benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) component of the prostate. We summarise the main advantages of AEEP compared to other surgical techniques for BPO. Thes...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Aho T,Armitage J,Kastner C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvumDNA were investigated using real-time multiplex PCR detection kit in the urine samples of 50 patients who presented to the infertili...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Akgul A,Kadioglu A,Koksal MO,Ozmez A,Agacfidan A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male infertility is a major health problem worldwide. We investigated a possible association between leptin, obesity, hormonal interplay and male infertility. This cross-sectional study of 313 males (178 infertile and 135 fertile) was carried out in 2017. The subjects were categorised by body mass index (BMI) and body...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Amjad S,Baig M,Zahid N,Tariq S,Rehman R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The events occurring at the maternal-foetal interface define a successful pregnancy but the current paradigm has shifted towards assessing the contribution of spermatozoa for embryogenesis. Spermatozoa with defective DNA integrity may fertilise the oocyte but affect subsequent embryonic development. The present case-c...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Dhawan V,Kumar M,Deka D,Malhotra N,Singh N,Dadhwal V,Dada R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study described here was carried out to establish whether or not chloroquine was excreted in semen. Chloroquine was assayed in the semen of eight male volunteers (aged between 19 and 45 years) by a fluorimetric method before and after taking a total dose of 1.500 mg chloroquine base corresponding to the accepted d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Adeeko AO,Dada OA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A careful history and evaluation of men with chronic orchialgia elucidates the aetiology in some men to be a hyperactive cremaster muscle reflex with testicular retraction as the cause. The objective is to evaluate outcomes in men who underwent microsurgical subinguinal cremaster muscle release (MSCMR) with a retrospe...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kavoussi PK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this randomized prospective study, we determined the conception rate following intra-uterine insemination with washed and prepared sperm, or with the first portion of a split ejaculate, in couples with longstanding male (n = 27, 70 treatment cycles) or cervical infertility (n = 14, 29 treatment cycles). Folliculoge...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Goldenberg M,Rabinovici J,Bider D,Lunenfeld B,Blankstein J,Weissenberg R

更新日期：1992-05-01 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：:Decreased sperm quality was caused by oxidative stress in semen from patients with leucocytospermia. Curcumin is a traditional Chinese herbal monomer extracted from Zingiberaceae turmeric and zedoary turmeric and has antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. This study aimed to investigate the effects and specific ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhang L,Diao RY,Duan YG,Yi TH,Cai ZM

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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：:Conventional sperm freezing methods perform best when freezing sperm samples containing at least hundreds of spermatozoa. In this severe male factor infertility case series, we examined the reproductive outcomes in 12 intracytoplasmic sperm injection cases where spermatozoa used were frozen in Cell Sleepers. Cell Slee...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Coetzee K,Ozgur K,Berkkanoglu M,Bulut H,Isikli A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis and the regulation of prolactin secretion were investigated in eleven male renal transplant recipients. Mean serum levels of testosterone and estrone were normal, whereas those of androstenedione and estradiol were low. Mean basal luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were slightly...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： De Besi L,Serafini E,Gasparotto ML,Mastrogiacomo I

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a multifactorial problem affecting men of all ages and demographics. Currently, there is a relative dearth of epidemiological information on CPPS. It is clear that patients with CPPS have a dismal quality of life and many have benefited only minimally from ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Schaeffer AJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：:The aim of the study was to examine possible impacts of paroxetine and agomelatine on the levels of some components that constitute the seminal vesicle fluid. As a second purpose, it was also aimed to examine how possible negative effects induced by paroxetine on seminal vesicle fluid components were affected by kissp...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gulcu Bulmus F,Canpolat S,Sahin Z,Bulmus O,Serhatlioglu I,Kelestimur H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

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：:The spermatological phenomenon of increased exfoliation of immature germ cells (IGC) not commonly known until now, can be defined quantitatively as a number of above 4% IGC in relation to the sperm count. The variable aspect of premature germ cells may be confusing and their degenerative alterations complicate definit...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sigg C,Hornstein OP

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carriers of structural chromosomal anomalies, translocations and inversions are at increased risk of aneuploid gametes production. Besides the direct effect on the involved chromosomes, these rearrangements might disturb the segregation of other structurally normal chromosomes during meiosis. Such event is known as in...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hajlaoui A,Slimani W,Kammoun M,Sallem A,Braham S,Bibi M,Saad A,Mougou-Zerelli S

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The dicentric Y chromosome is the most common cytogenetically visible structural abnormality of Y chromosome. The sites of break and fusion of dicentric Y are variable, but break and fusion at Yq12 (proximal to the pseudoautosomal region 2/PAR 2) is very rare. Dicentric Y chromosome is unstable during cell division an...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kumar P,Jain M,Kalsi AK,Halder A

更新日期：2018-03-01 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 aim of this study was to assess seminal reactive oxygen species (ROS)-antioxidants relationship in fertile and infertile men with and without varicocele. One hundred and seventy six males were studied; fertile healthy volunteers (n = 45), fertile men with varicocele (n = 45), infertile oligoasthenozoospermia (OA, ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mostafa T,Anis T,Imam H,El-Nashar AR,Osman IA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular torsion is a urology urgent disease which causes testicular injury and potential sterility. In this study, we explored the protective influence of rosiglitazone on testicular ischaemia-reperfusion damage. There were 28 male Sprague Dawley rats in total, which were assigned randomly to four groups. Group A w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zheng N,Shao H,Wu D,Shen D,Lin X

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we determined the effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation during incubation in media at 39 degrees C on ram spermatozoa and the protection by exogenously added antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase (SOD). A novel Cu/Zn-SOD, isolated from the fungal strain Humicola lutea 103 (HLSOD), was use...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Stefanov R,Angelova M,Stefanova T,Subev M,Dolashka P,Voelter W,Zachariev Z

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The necessity to check up exactly the procedure in vasectomy by the so called - Hamburg Model - is demonstrated by 4 cases. Although these patients were sterilized we could prove fertility on spermiogram, and observed pregnancy in 3 cases. Consequences in matter of law for the surgeon is pointed out. ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kuhlwein A,Schirren C

更新日期：1981-07-01 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：:Sperm DNA integrity is important for normal functions such as fertilization, implantation, pregnancy and fetal development. Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) is more common in infertile men and may be responsible for poor reproductive function. Although there are a number of tests available to measure SDF, the terminal de...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sharma R,Iovine C,Agarwal A,Henkel R

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to find discriminatory parameters, based on sperm characteristics on the day of ovum pickup, that can help guide the decision to perform either intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) or in vitro fertilisation (IVF). We evaluated 112 cycles fertilised with both regular and ICSI insemination d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wiser A,Ghetler Y,Gonen O,Piura E,Berkovits A,Itskovich A,Rom T,Shulman A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abutilon pannosum (Forst.f.) Schlecht. is used for male sexual performance. In this study, we have investigated aphrodisiac potential of A. pannosum stem bark methanol extract (APM) in rat. Male rats were administered with APM (400 mg/kg) on daily basis for 5, 10 and 15 days. Time interval for mount latency, intromiss...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Khalil I,Khan MR,Ghani M,Akbar F

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00