key articles
The Metabolic Syndrome and Male Infertility – a review
Thursday, 6 March 2008 - Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is highly prevalent, affecting over 47 million US residents. This condition is also multi-faceted, potentially leading to significant disturbance of numerous physiological...
Authors: Kasturi et al.
Sexual function and quality of life in the male partner of infertile couples: prevalence and correlates of dysfunction
Friday, 29 February 2008 - A male factor alone or in conjunction with a female factor counts up to half of infertility cases. Male partners of infertile couples report significantly worse sexual function compared to fertile...
Authors: Shindel et al.
European Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Germ Cell Cancer: A Report of the Second Meeting of the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus group (EGCCCG): Part I and Part II
Friday, 15 February 2008 - The first consensus report presented by the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group (EGCCCG) in the year 2004 has found widespread approval by many colleagues throughout the world. In November 2006,...
Authors: Krege et al.
Clinical relevance of oxidative stress in male factor infertility: an update
Tuesday, 22 January 2008 - Infertility is a major clinical problem, affecting people medically and psychosocially. Fifteen percent of all couples in the US are infertile and the male factor is responsible for 25% of these cases....
Authors: Agarwal et al.
The effect of male circumcision on sexual satisfaction and function, results from a randomized trial of male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus prevention, Rakai, Uganda
Saturday, 12 January 2008 - The efficacy of male circumcision for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in men has been proven in three randomized trials in sub-Saharan Africa, and the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Authors: Kigozi et al.
Single-institution experience with primary tumours of the male urethra
Wednesday, 2 January 2008 - In contrast to bladder tumours, primary tumours of the male urethra are very rare. Five consecutive cases of anterior urethral tumours in 2 years prompted Gillitzer et al. (2007) to review their...
Authors: Gillitzer et al.
Therapeutic testis biopsy for sperm retrieval
Sunday, 23 December 2007 - In vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection revolutionized treating male infertility by requiring a minimal number of sperm to achieve pregnancy. In a review, Wald et al. (2007)...
Authors: Wald et al.
Incisional corporoplasty for the correction of congenital penile curvature: a review of two suturing techniques
Sunday, 9 December 2007 - The retrospective study of Ghanem and Shamloul (2007) evaluated the surgical outcome of correction of congenital penile curvature, via multiple vertical incisions in the tunica albuginea using two...
Authors: Ghanem & Shamloul
Efficacy of changing testosterone gel preparations (Androgel or Testim) among suboptimally responsive hypogonadal men
Saturday, 8 December 2007 - Grober et al. (2007) evaluated the efficacy of changing testosterone gel preparations among suboptimally responsive hypogonadal men.
The records of all hypogonadal men on gel (Testim or Androgel)...
Authors: Grober et al.
