Experience with the Jonas penile prosthesis in the treatment of impotence.

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：:Although feeding diets containing the extract powder of Lepidium meyenii (maca), a plant growing in Peru's Central Andes, increases serum testosterone concentration associated with enhanced ability of testosterone production by Leydig cells in male rats, changes in testicular steroidogenesis-related factors by the mac...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ohta Y,Kawate N,Inaba T,Morii H,Takahashi K,Tamada H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The manual of the World Health Organization defines leucocytospermia as the presence of >1 x 10(6) white blood cells per ml semen. Most authors consider leucocytospermia to be a consequence of inflammation due to bacterial infection. However, the efficacy of antibiotic therapy was not unequivocally demonstrated until ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Krisp A,Hörster S,Skrzypek J,Krause W

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible physiological role of testicular corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in the regulation of testicular functions was studied in neonatal rats. Two microlitres of anti-CRF-antiserum (dilution: 1:10 or 1:100) was injected intratesticularly to 5 d-old rats with two testes and to hemicastrates. Five days after...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gerendai I,Nemeskéri A,Csernus V

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docetaxel (DTX) has been used in cancer treatments for several decades, but it results in many adverse apoptotic effects through excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in some tissue including the kidney and testes. We aimed to investigate potential modulatory roles of melatonin (MEL) and selenium (Se) ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Baş E,Nazıroğlu M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that alpha1-adrenergic receptor antagonists may alter seminal vesicle contractility and impair fertility in male rats. This study was designed to investigate the effects of terazosin on the catalase expression in the seminal vesicles and the lipid peroxidation of the seminal fluid in normal...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mitropoulos D,Patris E,Deliconstantinos G,Kyroudi-Voulgari A,Anastasiou I,Perea D

更新日期：2013-04-01 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 influence of the Wenchuan earthquake on semen quality of adult male survivors is unclear. We investigated the semen quality included 673 male survivors from the worse-affected counties in the earthquake between Aug 2008 and July 2013. Semen parameters including pH, volume, concentration, motility and morphology we...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen XM,Chen SM,Yue HX,Lin L,Wu YB,Liu B,Jiang M,Ma YX

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During early development of the human testis the male germ cell first appears as primordial germ cell or gonocyte and enters the prospermatogonial stage after the twelfth week of gestation. Prospermatogonia lack glycogen particles and are connected by intercellular bridges. During the same period in the ovary the fema...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wartenberg H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of eight enzymes have been measured in the semen of 15 azoospermic subjects. The results indicate that the values of the enzymes Creatine kinase, and Alanine aminotransferase, just as the Aspartate aminotransferase/Alanine aminotransferase ratio are significantly different between excretory and secretory az...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gonzalez Buitrago JM,Garcia Diez LC

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:Leydig cell function, as judged from testosterone concentrations in plasma and in testicular tissue after LH stimulation, was tested in adult rat testes 4 days after brief exposure of the scrotum to 33 degrees and 43 degrees C, respectively. There was no significant difference in basal plasma testosterone concentratio...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Damber JE,Bergh A,Janson PO

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some cases of testicular trauma cause infertility especially when the injured testes are not removed. However, only a few long-term follow-up studies investigating endocrinological and semen parameters in patients who had testicular trauma have been conducted. Herein, we report an interesting case of a patient who spo...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hagiuda J,Ishikawa H,Hanawa Y,Marumo K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study investigated the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and sexual dysfunction in ageing men. It was a cross-sectional study in an unselected consecutive sample of 398 men aged >40 years attending a urology clinic. LUTS and sexual function were assessed by validated symptom scales, including...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Tsao CW,Cha TL,Lee SS,Tang SH,Wu ST,Tsui KH,Sun GH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solasodine obtained from the Solanum xanthocarpum berries was administered to Rhesus monkeys for 150 days to evaluate their effect on testicular cell population dynamics. Solasodine brings about an interference with spermiogenesis at the stage XII of late spermatids. The spermatids were decreased by 69% (P less than 0...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Dixit VP,Gupta RS,Gupta S

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of the parameters that might have an effect on the success of microscopic testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) in infertile patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA). Between 2003 and 2014, 860 patients with NOA were retrospectively analysed. The e...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kizilkan Y,Toksoz S,Turunc T,Ozkardes H

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:Male factor infertility affects approximately half of the infertile couples, in spite of many years of research on male infertility treatment and diagnosis; several outstanding questions remain to be addressed. In this regard, metabolomics as a novel field of omics has been suggested to be applied for male infertility...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Minai-Tehrani A,Jafarzadeh N,Gilany K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous acrosomal reaction of mouse spermatozoa during their passage through the male and female genital tract was studied by indirect immunofluorescence staining techniques using antibodies against the outer acrosomal membrane (OAM). Low rates of spontaneously acrosome-reacted spermatozoa could be observed du...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Klemm M,Engel W

更新日期：1991-11-01 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：:Nerve growth factor (NGF), which is required for the survival and differentiation of the nervous system, has been proved to play important roles in male reproductive physiology. Several studies have focused on the roles of NGF in the testes. However, no study has reported on the mechanism of paracrine and autocrine ac...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jiang YW,Zhao Y,Chen SX,Chen L,Li CJ,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-02-01 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 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：: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：:Sertoli-cell-only (SCO) syndrome, or germ cell aplasia, is diagnosed on testicular biopsy when germ cells are seen to be absent without histological impairment of Sertoli or Leydig cells. It is considered a situation of irreversible infertility. Recent studies have shown that varicocele, a bilateral disease, causes hy...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gat Y,Gornish M,Perlow A,Chakraborty J,Levinger U,Ben-Shlomo I,Pasqualotto F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline (ALP) and acid (ACP) phosphomonoesterases present in the cell-free extracts of the Triton x-100 treated freshly ejaculated chicken spermatozoa were studied of some of their physico-chemical properties. Alkaline phosphomonoesterase was found to have the optimal specific activity at pH 7.6 in 100 mM Tris-HCl bu...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mohan J,Panda JN,Singh US

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to statistically prove that the HBA(®) test is an efficient practical method for andrologists to determine the fertility potential as well as to measure the efficiency of oral supplement therapy in case of male infertility. In the study, 175 patients were involved and it also included the foll...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Szucs M,Osvath P,Laczko I,Jakab A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate whether a hypothalamic disorder cause hypogonadism in male prolactinomas, LH pulsatile secretion was studied in 13 male patients. Serum PRL levels ranged from 186 to 45,000 ng ml-1 before treatment, and all the tumors were macroadenomas. Reduced LH secretion was revealed in 5 of 13 patients, an...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Saitoh Y,Arita N,Hayakawa T,Onishi T,Koga M,Mori S,Mogami H

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seminal oxidative stress plays an important role in male factor infertility (MFI), worldwide. A study was thus undertaken for the first time to establish seminal reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a clinical marker of MFI in a cohort of Sri Lankan males. The nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT) assay for ROS estimation and modi...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Amarasekara DS,Wijerathna S,Fernando C,Udagama PV

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To further investigate the effectiveness of pentoxifylline (trental) treatment in male infertility, we studied 22 young men (mean age 28.4 years) with "idiopathic" oligo-asthenozoospermia treated for 6 months with the drug (1200 mg daily orally). Sperm concentration and sperm motility were determined before therapy, a...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Marrama P,Baraghini GF,Carani C,Celani MF,Giovenco P,Grandi F,Montanini V

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00