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A simple technique to repair distal and mid-shaft hypospadias using a de-epithelialized Byars’ flap
Objective To describe standard and modified de-epithelialized Byars’ flap techniques in tubularized incised plate urethroplasty and evaluate postoperative outcomes. Methods We retrospectively evaluated data for 404 primary hypospadias repair patients who
Jiaqiang Li+5 more
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Normozoospermic men in infertile couples: Potential benefit of early medical diagnostic procedures
Abstract Introduction Infertility, defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy despite regular, unprotected sexual intercourse for 1 year, affects approximately 15% of couples. Male factors contribute to 50% of these cases. The necessity of andrological evaluations for male partners of infertile couples with normozoospermia is currently under ...
Simone Bier+3 more
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Competitive androgen receptor antagonism as a factor determining the predictability of cumulative antiandrogenic effects of widely used pesticides [PDF]
Copyright @ 2012 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Background: Many pesticides in current use have recently been revealed as in vitro androgen receptor (
Andreas Kortenkamp+4 more
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Abstract Background Fetal exposure to endocrine‐disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been associated with reduced male fecundity, but with few studies considering chemical mixtures. Objectives We assessed the association between fetal exposure to a mixture of EDCs and biomarkers of male fecundity in young adulthood.
Sidsel Dan Hull+11 more
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Abstract Background Poor semen quality is a well‐known feature in patients with testicular germ cell tumours (GCTs) at the time of diagnosis but the underlying biological reasons are incompletely understood. Objectives This study aimed to identify GCT‐specific clinical factors that are involved with poor semen quality in GCT patients.
Klaus‐Peter Dieckmann+9 more
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Risk Factors for hypospadias in Northwest Russia: A Murmansk County Birth Registry Study.
BackgroundHypospadias is the most common congenital anomaly of the penis, but its causes are mainly unknown. Of the risk factors identified, the most plausible are hormonal and genetic.
Anton A Kovalenko+5 more
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Reproductive tract biology: Of mice and men. [PDF]
The study of male and female reproductive tract development requires expertise in two separate disciplines, developmental biology and endocrinology.
Baskin, Laurence S+5 more
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Surgical techniques in substitution urethroplasty using buccal mucosa for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Since the resurgence in the use of buccal mucosa (BM) in substitution urethroplasty in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there has been controversy as to which surgical technique is the most appropriate for its application.
Chapple, C.R., Patterson, J.M.
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Abstract Background WFS1 spectrum disorder, also known as Wolfram syndrome (WS) is an ultra‐rare (<1:500,000; ORPHA: 3463) monogenic (OMIM #222300) progressive neuroendocrine and neurodegenerative disorder, characterised by early‐onset insulin‐dependent diabetes, optic atrophy, central diabetes insipidus and sensi‐neuronal deafness.
Julia Rohayem+6 more
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Introduction: Hypospadias is a congenital abnormality of the penis, in which there is incomplete development of the distal urethra. There are numerous reports showing an increase of prevalence of hypospadias.
Nicolas Fernandez+2 more
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