Association of NE, leptin, and 5-HT with electrophysiological parameters in patients with primary premature ejaculation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to examine the effects of pre-operative blood values on varicocelectomy success. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 130 patients who underwent varicocelectomy in our clinic were retrospectively analyzed. Operation success was defined as the return of all semen parameters (concentration, progressive m...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Erdogan O,Ok F,Carkci S

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of miRNAs in human reproductive tissue is intriguing and suggests the possibility that these important regulatory molecules play a role in reproductive function. However, the regulatory role of miRNAs in reproductive tissue remains poorly understood with a significant amount of controversial and...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Salas-Huetos A,James ER,Aston KI,Carrell DT,Jenkins TG,Yeste M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resistin is known as a potential mediator of obesity-associated insulin resistance. The high resistin level disrupts nitric oxide (NO)-mediated relaxation which is also important in erectile function. An antioxidant alkaloid, Boldine, is known as anti-diabetic and protects endothelial functions. OBJECTIVES:...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Kara E,Kahraman E,Dayar E,Yetik Anacak G,Demir O,Gidener S,Atabey N,Durmus N

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidation-reduction potential describes the balance between the oxidants and antioxidants in fluids including semen. Various artificial culture media are used in andrology and IVF laboratories for sperm preparation and to support the development of fertilized oocytes under in vitro conditions. The composition and cond...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Panner Selvam MK,Henkel R,Sharma R,Agarwal A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pubertal gynecomastia is a common condition observed in up to 65% of adolescent males. It is usually idiopathic and tends to regress within 1-2 years. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we investigated 25 adolescent males with prominent (>B3) and/or persistent (>2 years) pubertal gynecomastia (P/PPG) to determ...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Paris F,Gaspari L,Mbou F,Philibert P,Audran F,Morel Y,Biason-Lauber A,Sultan C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testosterone (T) deficiency, sexual dysfunction, obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are common and often coexist. T prescriptions have increased worldwide during the last decade, including to those with undiagnosed or untreated OSA. The effect of T administration on sexual function, neurocognitive performance a...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Melehan KL,Hoyos CM,Yee BJ,Wong KK,Buchanan PR,Grunstein RR,Liu PY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oocyte activation is driven by intracellular calcium (Ca2+ ) oscillations induced by sperm-specific PLCζ, abrogation of which causes oocyte activation deficiency in humans. Clinical PLCζ investigations have been limited to severe male infertility conditions, while PLCζ levels and localisation patterns have y...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Kashir J,Mistry BV,BuSaleh L,Abu-Dawas R,Nomikos M,Ajlan A,Abu-Dawud R,AlYacoub N,AlHassan S,Lai FA,Assiri AM,Coskun S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking is strongly associated with abnormalities in histone-to-protamine transition and with alteration of protamine expression in human spermatozoa. A proper protamine to histone ratio is, however, essential for sperm chromatin maturity and DNA integrity. Alterations in these sperm nuclear proteins were observed in ...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Hamad MF,Shelko N,Kartarius S,Montenarh M,Hammadeh ME

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal overweight and obesity in pregnancy has been associated with earlier age of menarche in daughters as well as reduced semen quality in sons. We aimed at investigating pubertal development in sons born by mothers with a high body mass index (BMI). The study included 2522 sons of mothers that during pregnancy in...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Hounsgaard ML,Håkonsen LB,Vested A,Thulstrup AM,Olsen J,Bonde JP,Nohr EA,Ramlau-Hansen CH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In males, age-related decline in free testosterone (T) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) by 2-3% per year has been reported. Estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P) seem to decrease as well, but to a lesser extent. Lower sex steroid levels in men have been related to physical and mental symptoms. Low birthweight and left-...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Hoppler S,Walther A,La Marca-Ghaemmaghami P,Ehlert U

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen analysis is commonly used as a tool to assess the fertility potential of a male, despite its relatively low predictive power. In this study, we have assessed associations between semen analysis findings (low count, low motility, low viability, poor sperm penetration assay results, poor morphology, and increased ...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Jenkins TG,Aston KI,Hotaling JM,Shamsi MB,Simon L,Carrell DT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryoinjury is a consequence of cryopreservation and may have a negative impact on sperm quality regarding motility, morphology, and viability. This study was designed to identify potential proteomic changes in human sperm cells throughout the cryopreservation process. Comparisons made within this study included the de...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Bogle OA,Kumar K,Attardo-Parrinello C,Lewis SE,Estanyol JM,Ballescà JL,Oliva R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The published incidence of bilateral varicocoeles in adults is much higher than among adolescents. We investigated our adolescent varicocoele database to determine (i) the presence of subclinical and palpable right varicocoele s in boys with a left varicocoele, (ii) the effect, if any, of right varicocoele on asymmetr...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Woldu S,Nees S,Van Batavia J,Spencer B,Glassberg K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Are de novo mutations in the human genome associated with male infertility? SUMMARY ANSWER:We identified de novo mutations in five candidate genes: SEMA5A, NEURL4, BRD2, CD1D, and CD63. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY:Epidemiological and genetic studies have consistently indicated contribution of genetic factors...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Hodžić A,Maver A,Plaseska-Karanfilska D,Ristanović M,Noveski P,Zorn B,Terzic M,Kunej T,Peterlin B

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concerns exist about the effect of delaying treatment for prostate cancer (PCa) regarding both oncological and functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy (RP). OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of time from diagnosis to RP on post-operative erectile function (EF) outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyz...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Schifano N,Capogrosso P,Pozzi E,Ventimiglia E,Cazzaniga W,Matloob R,Gandaglia G,Dehò F,Briganti A,Montorsi F,Salonia A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At the beginning of the 20th century, the Viennese physiologist Eugen Steinach proposed to treat the effects of physiological ageing by vasectomy. After experimenting his theory with animal, he published his results, and convinced scientists to apply this method to humans (ie men). The scientific community h...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Benmoussa N,Charlier P,Rebibo JD

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erectile Dysfunction is considered a multifactorial disease, where organic and psychological aspects are often interconnected. In a randomized controlled pilot study, we compared the efficacy of combined vardenafil orodispersible tablet (VARD) and cognitive-behavioral sex therapy (CBST) vs. VARD alone in improving sex...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Boddi V,Castellini G,Casale H,Rastrelli G,Boni L,Corona G,Maggi M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has increased significantly worldwide, often chosen instead of in vitro fertilization (IVF), yet long-term health outcomes are unknown and health differences between ICSI and IVF conceptions have not been comprehensively assessed. A systematic review of health outcom...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Catford SR,McLachlan RI,O'Bryan MK,Halliday JL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the pathogenesis of persistent and refractory haematospermia and to evaluate the aetiological diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for this type of haematospermia. Clinical data from 102 patients with persistent and refractory haematospermia was retrospectively analysed. Data collected inclu...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Li BJ,Zhang C,Li K,Zhang J,Zhang Y,Sun ZY,Kang HY,Zhou B,Jin FS,Zhang KQ,Li YF

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen is an off-label option to treat men for breast cancer, infertility, and idiopathic gynecomastia. Lately, tamoxifen has been proposed as a treatment to prevent gynecomastia in prostate cancer patients receiving antiandrogen therapy. We reviewed the adverse events (AEs) reported in studies of men prescribed ta...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Wibowo E,Pollock PA,Hollis N,Wassersug RJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent study has demonstrated that porcine spermatozoa recognize with high affinity carbohydrate structures containing Lewis X motifs. Sperm adhesion to Lewis X is proposed to mediate sperm binding to the oviduct epithelium to form a reservoir. The objective of this study was to identify Lewis X-binding proteins fro...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Silva E,Frost D,Li L,Bovin N,Miller DJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical treatment is indicated in the development stage of Peyronie's disease (PD) for at least 1 year after diagnosis and whenever in case of penile pain. This research was conducted to demonstrate the possible effectiveness of vitamin E in PD treatment, whereas in the scientific literature this topic is much dis...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Paulis G,Brancato T,D'Ascenzo R,De Giorgio G,Nupieri P,Orsolini G,Alvaro R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) typically contain high numbers of infiltrating immune cells, yet the functional nature and consequences of interactions between GCNIS (germ cell neoplasia in situ) or seminoma cells and immune cells remain unknown. A co-culture model using the seminoma-derived TCam-2 cell line and p...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Klein B,Schuppe HC,Bergmann M,Hedger MP,Loveland BE,Loveland KL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humanin (HN) has cytoprotective action on male germ cells after testicular stress induced by heat and hormonal deprivation. To examine whether HN has protective effects on chemotherapy-induced male germ cell apoptosis, we treated four groups of adult rats with (i) vehicle (control), (ii) HN, (iii) cyclophosphamide (CP...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Surampudi P,Chang I,Lue Y,Doumit T,Jia Y,Atienza V,Liu PY,Swerdloff RS,Wang C

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of testicular cancer includes the coadministration of bleomycin, etoposide and cis-platinum (BEP); however, along with its therapeutic benefit, BEP exposure results in extensive reproductive chemotoxic effects, including alterations to sperm chromatin integrity. As an intact paternal genome is essential for ...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Maselli J,Hales BF,Robaire B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain dysfunction in erectile dysfunction (ED) has been identified by multiple neuroimaging studies. A recent MRI study indicated grey matter alterations in ED patients. This study aims to investigate the microstructural changes of cerebral white matter (WM) in psychological ED patients and their possible correlations...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Zhang P,Liu J,Li G,Pan J,Li Z,Liu Q,Qin W,Dong M,Sun J,Huang X,Wu T,Chang D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tributyltin (TBT), a pesticide used in antifouling paints, is toxic for aquatic invertebrates. In vertebrates, TBT may act in obesogen- inducing adipogenetic gene transcription for adipocyte differentiation. In a previous study, we demonstrated that acute administration of TBT induces c-fos expression in the arcuate n...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Bo E,Farinetti A,Marraudino M,Sterchele D,Eva C,Gotti S,Panzica G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discontinuation rate with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) remains very high. The aim of this study was to review and meta-analyze currently available data regarding dropout of the first-generation of PDE5i including sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil. An extensive Medline Embase and Cochrane search ...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Corona G,Rastrelli G,Burri A,Serra E,Gianfrilli D,Mannucci E,Jannini EA,Maggi M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scarce data are available on epidemiology of varicocoele, the most common surgically correctable cause of male infertility. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and varicocoele and to assess trends in prevalence over time. We conducted a nationwide population-base...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Rais A,Zarka S,Derazne E,Tzur D,Calderon-Margalit R,Davidovitch N,Afek A,Carel R,Levine H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggested that sperm head shape may serve as an effective indicator of semen quality. However, there lacks research with large sample and quantitative measurement. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this retrospective study was to explore the association between sperm head elongation (Width/Length...

journal_title：Andrology

authors： Chen F,Gao L,Zhou H,Guo L,Chen Q,Gan Y,Sun X,Li Q,Wang K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00