abstract：:MAGI is the inflammation of the accessory male glands that notoriously exerts a negative influence on male fertility. The diagnosis is integrated by clinical, laboratory and ultrasound evaluation. In particular, the ultrasound criteria were published in 1999. The aim of this study was to analyse the sensitivity and sp...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： La Vignera S,Calogero AE,Condorelli RA,Vicari LO,Catanuso M,D'Agata R,Vicari E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate Kruger strict morphology and conventional semen analysis in predicting cryosurvival and the progressive motility recovery rate of frozen spermatozoa. Our study included 56 semen samples with >10 million spermatozoa per ejaculate. The main outcome measures were conv...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lee CY,Lee CT,Wu CH,Hsu CS,Hsu MI

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been shown to induce contraction of isolated human penile erectile tissue and potentiate the response to noradrenaline. The purpose of our study was to measure in the cavernous and systemic blood of healthy male volunteers the course of NPY through different stages of sexual arousal. Whole blo...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ückert S,Soyk L,Trottmann M,Stief CG,Kuczyk MA,Becker AJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the boar sperm cryopreservation process, the influence of the sugar (lactose, trehalose) source and the cryoprotectant [glycerol, dimethylformamide (DMF)] on the success of freezing was investigated. Sperm samples were frozen in one of six extenders: lactose plus 3% glycerol (LG); lactose plus 1.5% glycerol...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Malo C,Gil L,Cano R,Martínez F,García A,Jerez RA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides can be toxic to desirable plants and animals, including humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the reproductive effects of low doses of pesticides on male offspring of exposed pregnant mice. Three groups of five female mice were treated daily by oral gavage with dimethoate (5 mg kg(-1) per day), d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ben Slima A,Ben Abdallah F,Keskes-Ammar L,Mallek Z,El Feki A,Gdoura R

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:Polyorchidism is defined as the presence of more than 2 histologically proven testes. We report the case of a 20-year-old man with polyorchidism, presenting with right scrotal pain and right scrotal ovoid mass. Scrotal examination revealed two ovoid, mobile lumps with testicular sensation in the right side of the scro...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Topsakal K,Ak H,Yumurtas N

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:Several studies have shown that high oxidative stress levels are associated with varicocele. The GST (glutathione S-transferase) family of genes is critical in the protection of cells from oxidative stress because they utilise as substrates a wide variety of products of oxidative stress. The objective of this study wa...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Acar H,Kılınç M,Guven S,Inan Z

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work aimed to assess seminal plasma reactive oxygen species (ROS)-antioxidants relationship with varicocele grade in infertile men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT). The study included 89 infertile OAT men with varicocele divided into grade I (n = 22) and grade II (n = 43), grade III (n = 24) and compared w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mostafa T,Anis T,El Nashar A,Imam H,Osman I

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CAG repeat and its association with infertility has been debatable. Therefore, this study was planned to assess the distribution of CAG repeat expansion in Egyptian patients and to investigate its association with male infertility. Forty-five infertile men were eligible for the study in addition to 20 aged-matched...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mosaad YM,Shahin D,Elkholy AA,Mosbah A,Badawy W

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of increase of sperm DNA fragmentation (rsDF) in fresh and frozen-thawed and processed sperm samples after a density gradient for sperm selection was analysed after 0, 0.5, 1.5, 4.5, 6, 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation at 37 °C, in five donors with proven fertility. The results showed that: (i) sperm DNA fragmen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gosálvez J,Núñez R,Fernández JL,López-Fernández C,Caballero P

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men with Down syndrome are considered as infertile although the causes of infertility are not known in detail yet. Although this constitutes a general rule there are three confirmed cases of parenting by fathers with Down syndrome. Many investigators have addressed the causes of infertility and their studies indicate ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Stefanidis K,Belitsos P,Fotinos A,Makris N,Loutradis D,Antsaklis A

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Flutamide is a steroid used to treat androgen-dependent disorders and as antiepileptic, but it induces a number of non-desirable side effects. This work was aimed at assaying the effect of flutamide and two novel synthetic steroids on the levels of GABA, glutamine and oxidative stress markers. Male Wistar rats (weight...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Calderón Guzmán D,Bratoeff E,Ramírez López E,Hernández García E,Pierdant Rioja F,Osnaya Brizuela N,Trujillo Jiménez F,Barragán Mejía G,Juárez Olguín H,Santamaría Del Ángel D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine has been reported to be an important drug in the field of reproductive toxicology. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of methamphetamine administrations on sperm morphology, sperm concentration and apoptotic activity inside seminiferous tubule in male rats. Rats were administered a do...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nudmamud-Thanoi S,Thanoi S

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Aquaporin-9 (AQP-9) regulates tissue hydration by promoting transmembrane exchanges of both water and solutes, such as lactate. The latter is a key metabolite of primary spermatocytes and of maturing haploid germ cells (h-GCs). The present investigation was aimed at immunolocalising human AQP-9 in both normal and vari...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Arena S,Arena F,Maisano D,Di Benedetto V,Romeo C,Nicòtina PA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maturation arrest (MA) of spermatogenesis is diagnosed on histology as interruption of spermatogenesis before the final stage without impairment of Sertoli or Leydig cells. It is considered a condition of irreversible or absolute infertility. Varicocele, which represents impairment in the testicular venous drainage sy...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gat Y,Gornish M,Chakraborty J,Perlow A,Levinger U,Pasqualotto F

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:The Aurora kinases regulate chromosome segregation and cytokinesis, and alterations in their expression associate with cell malignant transformation. In this study, we demonstrated by qRT-PCR analysis of 14 seminomas that Aurora-A mRNA was, with respect to control tissues, augmented in five of 14 tumour tissues by 2.1...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Baldini E,Arlot-Bonnemains Y,Mottolese M,Sentinelli S,Antoniani B,Sorrenti S,Salducci M,Comini E,Ulisse S,D'Armiento M

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：: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 aim of the study was to characterise the alterations in expression of some apoptosis regulators in unilaterally and bilaterally heat-treated mouse testes at different time intervals to 42 days after surgery. Cryptorchidism was induced in immature mice by returning the testis to the abdominal cavity via a surgical ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Absalan F,Movahedin M,Mowla SJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin has recently been reported to exert beneficial effects on various oxidative stresses as a result of its antioxidant properties. Therefore, we designed this study to explore the probable antioxidative effects of this peptide in the testis. Twenty-eight male adult Wistar rats were divided into equal control and ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kheradmand A,Alirezaei M,Asadian P,Rafiei Alavi E,Joorabi S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sildenafil citrate is a selective phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor and partial phosphodiesterase 6 inhibitor prescribed for erectile dysfunction. Post-marketing case reports of nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) over the past few years suggest a potential link with PDE-5 inhibitors. We repor...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： El-Domyati MM,El-Fakahany HM,Morad KE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penile amputation is an uncommon condition for which immediate surgical replantation is warranted. This work aimed to represent intervention and management for an amputated penis by replantation and reconstruction. A 23-year-old man presented with traumatic penile amputation for 2 h where the penile proximal part was ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Salem HK,Mostafa T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies indicated a clear decline in semen quality in the past 30-50 years and there is accumulating evidence that this decline might result from exposure to high levels of air pollution. To examine the impact of environment on male reproductive ability, we undertook for the first time a pilot study on sem...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Paradisi R,Vanella S,Barzanti R,Cani C,Battaglia C,Seracchioli R,Venturoli S

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:A high prevalence of low levels of cobalamin had been found in a survey of multi-ethnic normal individuals in Israel. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of cobalamin deficiency among Israeli couples suffering from infertility. All couples seen at the in vitro fertilization clinic at an urban ho...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pront R,Margalioth EJ,Green R,Eldar-Geva T,Maimoni Z,Zimran A,Elstein D

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：: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：:We aimed to study the correlation between leukocyte counts in semen and bacterial pathogens in seminal samples of infertile men, and to establish the minimum leukocyte count associated with significant bacteriospermia. A total of 116 patients who underwent evaluation of fertility were investigated using routine semen ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gdoura R,Kchaou W,Znazen A,Chakroun N,Fourati M,Ammar-Keskes L,Hammami A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acrosome is a secretory vesicle located in the sperm head. The acrosome reaction consists in the fusion of the sperm plasma membrane with the external acrosomal membrane. It has been observed that this reaction does not take place in spermatozoa incubated in cervical mucus, hydrogel that contains high concentratio...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vigil P,Toro A,Godoy A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a consensus on the diagnostic management of bacterial prostatitis (acute and chronic). In chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) the diagnostic approach remains unclear, because inflammatory and noninflammatory CP/CPPS might be one entity with varying findings over time. The WHO definition...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Weidner W,Wagenlehner FM,Marconi M,Pilatz A,Pantke KH,Diemer T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on apoptosis of testicular germ cells after repair of testicular torsion in rats. Twenty-four adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups, with six rats in each group: sham operation, torsion/detorsion (T/...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yapanoglu T,Aksoy Y,Gursan N,Ozbey I,Ziypak T,Calik M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5alpha-Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the most powerful naturally occurring androgen, is commercially available since 1982 as a gel. In view of its considerably higher biopotency (three to six times) than of testosterone, side effects, particularly on the main target organ of androgens, the prostate, are anticipated. In f...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sakhri S,Gooren LJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirolimus is used as a powerful immunosuppressant drug in patients after organ transplantation. It was shown to block spermatogenesis by interrupting the stem cell factor/c-kit system. Oligozoospermia was shown in single patients. In addition, a decrease of testosterone and an increase of gonadotropin levels were obse...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Skrzypek J,Krause W

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our laboratory has previously reported significantly low levels of protamine (PRM) gene expression in infertile men. This drop was correlated with a low pregnancy rate, suggesting that PRMs may be useful as predictive factors for the outcome of testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (TESE-ICS...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mitchell V,Lefebvre-Khalil V,Thomas P,Rigot JM,Steger K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of 'natural' anti-sperm antibodies found in fertile humans, virgin girls, and boys before puberty, is quite obscure. One hypothetical mechanism relates their existence to inflammatory gastrointestinal entities: as a result of the disease, cross-reactive antibodies produced against gastrointestinal flora bin...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kalaydjiev S,Dimitrova D,Mitov I,Dikov I,Nakov L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00