Evaluation of clinical effects of microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy with and without testicular delivery.

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate whether the promoter methylation of XRCC1 and ERCC2 genes is associated with sperm DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation in idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermic men. This study involved 77 infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia and 51 normozoospermi...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Metin Mahmutoglu A,Gunes S,Asci R,Henkel R,Aydin O

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The male component that is necessary for successful reproduction depends on a large variety of biological processes working in concert. The sperm-egg interaction occurs through complementary molecules and is an obligatory process for successful fertilization. However, this complex phenomenon and its molecular mechanis...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hinsch KD,Hinsch E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When washed human sperm were incubated in a modified Krebs-Ringer buffer solution in the absence of exogenous metabolizable substrates at 30 degrees C they maintained progressive motility for at least six hours. Under these conditions the spermatozoa apparently utilize endogenous substrates but addition of exogenous s...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Shalev DP,Soffer Y,Lewin LM

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex hormones have been proposed as a possible risk factor for the development and growth of meningiomas. Hormonal therapy plays a fundamental role in the treatment of male-to-female transgenders and needs to be continued after sex reassignment surgery. Usually, this treatment leads to no adverse events; however, its i...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ter Wengel PV,Martin E,Gooren L,Den Heijer M,Peerdeman SM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic obstruction of the vas deferens within the inguinal canal can be managed by direct on-site vasovasostomy. However, in cases with large defect of the vas, the anastomosis may be under tension. Dissecting through the site of a previous hernia repair is tedious, and may lead to recurrence of the hernia. The pr...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Shaeer OK,Shaeer KZ

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：:Multiple number of techniques and devices have been described concerning circumcision method so far. One of them is thermocautery device, and it has been widely used. Although there is controversy that the penis may be damaged due to the heat generated during the use of the device, not enough histopathological studies...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Akyüz O,Tatar Z

更新日期：2021-01-09 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 testis of the donkey was used as a model to study age-related changes in the period between puberty and senium. From the age of 1.5 years to the middle of sexual maturity (5 to 6 years) a number of histophysiological features, all indicative of the spermatogenetic efficiency, increase continuously. Then without a ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nipken C,Wrobel KH

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:Exposure of intact rats to increasing doses of oestradiol-17 beta in the presence of a constant amount of exogenous androgen caused a dose-related increase in the concentration of zinc in the lateral lobes and a decrease in the levels of ventral lobe prolactin binding. These changes occurred concomitantly with a dose-...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Oldereid NB,Thomassen Y,Rui H,Gordeladze JO,Haug E,Purvis K

更新日期：1986-09-01 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：: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：:Linear mucus penetration of spermatozoa from 75 arbitrary selected men was evaluated using a non-commercial bovine cervix mucus preparation in the same way as Penetrak, but using round glass capillary tubes instead of flat plastic tubes. The mean penetration value was 28.7 +/- 7.10 mm in 90 min and the mean sperm dens...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Engel S,Schachschal G,Petzoldt R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In eutherian mammalian spermatozoa the capacitation is coupled to a specific type of metabolism, that is glycolysis or oxidative respiration. A cytochemical study was carried out on cytochrome oxidase and lactate dehydrogenase in human spermatozoa collected at different times during in vitro capacitation. Human sperma...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ferrandi B,Lange Consiglio A,Chiara F,Uber E,Marchini M,Baglioni A,Carnevali A,Cremonesi F,Porcelli F

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical review of the gonadotropin therapy in male infertility or hypofertility is presented. In the author's opinion, the poor and conflicting results so far obtained wih this kind of treatment are mainly due to inadequate selection of the patients admitted to the treatment itself. The author stresses some points ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Isidori A

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported our initial experience of robotic-assisted laparoscopic artery-sparing varicocelectomy using indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence angiography in treatment of varicocele. A total of 45 varicocelectomies in 27 patients were performed. The mean operation time was 49.1 ± 8.5 min for unilateral and 65.6 ± 8.3 m...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Teng J,Jia Z,Ai X,Luo X,Guan Y,Hao X,Fei W

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：:Emerging evidence is indicating the importance of hundreds of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the occurrence and progression of different malignancies such as prostate cancer (PCa). This study investigated the possible role of HOX transcript antisense intergenic RNA myeloid-specific 1 (HOTAIRM1) in the progression of...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wang L,Wang L,Wang Q,Yosefi B,Wei S,Wang X,Shen D

更新日期：2020-12-23 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：:In cases of azoospermia especially after vasectomy the investigation of the seminal sediment investigation is necessary. Exclusive on this way it is possible to find some side dispersed spermatozoa. The described case deals with a pregnancy about 48 days following vasectomy. Postoperative the sperm sediment investigat...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Schirren C

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has revealed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) negatively affect sperm function, both in vivo and in vitro. Sperm preparation techniques for assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are potential causes for additional ROS production. This study aimed to correlate the concentration of exogenous H(2)O(2) with ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： du Plessis SS,McAllister DA,Luu A,Savia J,Agarwal A,Lampiao F

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of dietary nutrient patterns and sperm motility is not yet well elucidated, and previous studies have just focused on the isolated nutrients. This case-control study examined the association of nutrient patterns with asthenozoospermia among Iranian men. In total, 107 incident asthenozoospermic men and ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Eslamian G,Amirjannati N,Rashidkhani B,Sadeghi MR,Hekmatdoost A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin is a 167-amino acid protein that stimulates gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion and exerts indirect effects on the gonads via neuropeptide Y, NPY. Recent research has suggested that leptin may also have an effect on testosterone secretion. To investigate the role of leptin in reproduction, leptin in testi...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Glander HJ,Lammert A,Paasch U,Glasow A,Kratzsch J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:The authors present the histological features of the testes in 1,609 cases of male sterility. In 485 cases (30.1%), histological changes were found, which did not warrant treatment. The histologic pattern of the testes was normal in only 39% of the cases of azoospermia; and only these patients were qualified for surge...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Janczewski Z,Bablok L

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the synchronization between a periodic vibration and flashing light, we designed a device to determine the flagellar beating frequency of human sperm. The head of a spermatozoon was either held by the tip of a micropipette operated with a micromanipulator or adhered by itself on the surface of a glass slide w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen CS,Chao HT,Leng CH,Pan RL,Wei YH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution and localization of S-100 protein (S-100) and its subunits (S100-alpha and S100-beta) in the testis of swamp-type water buffalo were investigated using immunohistochemistry. S-100 was detected in the Sertoli cells in the convoluted seminiferous tubules, modified Sertoli cells lining the terminal segme...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Cruzana MB,Budipitojo T,De Ocampo G,Sasaki M,Kitamura N,Yamada J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00