The medical treatment of male infertility.

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：:Oestrus urine was proved as a potential endocrine modulator in alleviating the toxicity induced by 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC) in male rats. We, in this study, aimed to prove the attributing potential of toxicity alleviation to squalene, an oestrus-specific pheromone in rats. A single dose of 3-methylcholanthrene (25 ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Suriyakalaa U,Ramachandran R,Usha K,Sankarganesh D,Praveenkumar D,Abinaya S,Tirupathi Pichiah PB,Kamalakkannan S,Achiraman S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular torsion/detorsion induces oxidative/nitrosative stress, inflammation and apoptosis of testicular tissues. Baicalin exerts antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This study investigated the possible protective effect of baicalin against testicular torsion-detorsion injury in rats. Surgical testicular ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Fouad AA,Qutub HO,Jresat I

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Searching for further characteristics of sperm in the diagnosis of male infertility it was examined if ejaculates with "normo-, oligo-, astheno-, terato-" and "azoospermia" showed typical modifications in their triglyceride- and phospholipid contents. The examination was conveyed in spermatozoa and seminal plasma. In ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kulka P,Nissen HP,Kreysel HW

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was planned to determine the relationship between semen quality parameters and the levels of biochemical constituents of seminal plasma of Teddy (Capra hircus) buck semen. For this purpose, semen ejaculates were collected from five mature healthy Teddy bucks. All the experimental bucks were kept under natur...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Umar S,Ahmad M,Ahmad I,Zubair M,Umar Z,Qureshi AS,Manzoor A,Murtaza A,Shaukat A

更新日期：2018-04-01 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

abstract：:D-chloramphenicol, at concentrations of 20 and 40 micrograms/ml, inhibited over 80% of the newly synthesized mitochondrial proteins expressed by incorporation of 3H-amino acid mixture. At concentrations of 20 and 40 micrograms ml-1, D-chloramphenicol enhanced the collective motility of washed ram spermatozoa. The coll...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Twaina-Bechor E,Bartoov B

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：: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：:Steroid hormone progesterone has been found to play an important role in the migration of spermatozoa through the reproductive tract, as well as to induce hyperactive motility and increase sperm velocity. The aim of this study was to examine whether progesterone could induce beneficial effects in vitrified and slow-fr...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Saymé N,Dite L,Krebs T,Kljajić M,Maas DHA

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:The aim of this study was to comprise the effect of catalase on sperm parameters and chromatin in normospermic persons. Semen samples were obtained from fertile men. A certain amount of different concentrations of catalase (0.1, 1, 10, 50, 100, 150 and 200 IU.ml) was added to each vial containing semen. Control group ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mohammadzadeh M,Ramazani V,Khalili MA,Hamishekar H,Dehghan Marvast L,Talebi AR,Zare-Zardini H,Ghasemi S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostatitis has been associated with abnormal semen parameters and may be the cause of infertility in some patients. Sperm antibodies and impaired sperm motility have been observed in the semen of patients with prostatitis. More recently, seminal oxidative stress has been detected in patients with prostatitis or acces...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Potts JM,Pasqualotto FF

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no efficient and noninvasive clinical tests to distinguish between obstructive azoospermia (OA) and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). Epididymal protease inhibitor (Eppin) protein is secreted specifically by testes and epididymides in male reproductive system. It does not exist in seminal plasma of patients...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Liu B,Su S,Wang P,Niu X,Yang X,Zhang W,Wang Z,Wang X

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sows, the oviductal sperm-binding glycoprotein (SBG), which binds to the periacrosomal region of boar sperm, has been shown to be involved in sperm selection. In this work, we isolated porcine sperm proteins that interact with SBG. One of them is identified as a homologue of human S100A7 (psoriasin). Anti-human S10...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Teijeiro JM,Marini PE

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Errors of folate/homocysteine pathways which are critical for transferring methyl groups have been suggested to affect male fertility. We aimed to evaluate the methylation patterns of the promoter of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in infertile males and to investigate the association between MTHFR pr...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kulac T,Hekim N,Kocamanoglu F,Beyaz C,Gunes S,Asci R

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Azoospermia factor (AZF) genes on the long arm of the human Y chromosome are involved in spermatogenesis, and microdeletions in the AZF region have been recognised to be the second major genetic cause of spermatogenetic failure resulting in male infertility. While screening for these microdeletions can avoid unnecessa...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhu XB,Gong YH,He J,Guo AL,Zhi EL,Yao JE,Zhu BS,Zhang AJ,Li Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular dysfunction or damage is among the critical side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs like cisplatin. This study was mapped out to assess the possible therapeutic effect of eugenol on cisplatin-induced testicular damage. In this experimental study, a single dose of cisplatin (15 mg/kg) was given intraperitonea...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ekinci Akdemir FN,Yildirim S,Kandemir FM,Aksu EH,Guler MC,Kiziltunc Ozmen H,Kucukler S,Eser G

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sulphur dioxide (SO2 ) signalling pathway and the changes in erectile function under low androgen levels. Thirty-six healthy male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats aged eight weeks were randomly divided into androgen replacement group, castration group and sham ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Li X,Jiang J,Xia J,Jiang R

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：: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：:Adult male bonnet monkeys maintained under regulated light: dark conditions exhibit a nycthemeral surge of testosterone. The present study attempts to determine the effect of administration of drugs that modulate prolactin levels like ergobromocriptine (EBC) and chlorpromazine (CPZ) on testosterone production. The inj...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Rao AJ,Rani CS,Ravindranath N,Moudgal NR

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Epidermal growth factor concentrations and amounts per ejaculate were determined in 162 infertile men and in a control group of 50 pregnancy-proven fertile men. No differences were found between those groups. The group of infertile patients was divided into sub-groups according to their sperm density. EGF values in th...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Delgado SR,Ramirez K,Mallea E

更新日期：1991-05-01 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：:The study was performed to measure the impact of testosterone (T) administration on circulating levels of 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Group 1 (32 men; mean age 61 years; mean T 6.9 +/- 1.9 nmol l(-1)) were treated for 15 months with long-acting T undecanoate. Group 2 (23 men, mean age 60 years, mean T 7.6 +/- 2....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gooren LJ,Saad F,Haide A,Yassin A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyorchidism is a rare congenital anomaly. Approximately 100 cases have been published to date. We report a case of triorchidism in a 20-year-old man who presented to us with inguinal hernia. There is more than 30% incidence of histological abnormalities in polyorchid testes and 4-7% present with malignancy. The mana...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nayak SP,Sreejayan MP

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:In mice, chronic administration of crude marihuana extract (CME), delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) (50 mg kg-1 body weight for 15 and 35 days) impaired spermatogenesis at both mitotic and meiotic stages. Although the total number of step 7 spermatids was unaltered, mature sper...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Patra PB,Wadsworth RM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00