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A simple technique to repair distal and mid-shaft hypospadias using a de-epithelialized Byars’ flap

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2022
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
doaj   +1 more source

Normozoospermic men in infertile couples: Potential benefit of early medical diagnostic procedures

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Competitive androgen receptor antagonism as a factor determining the predictability of cumulative antiandrogenic effects of widely used pesticides [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
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
core   +1 more source

Fetal exposure to a mixture of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals and biomarkers of male fecundity: A population‐based cohort study

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Semen quality in patients with testicular cancer is associated with age and with greatly elevated levels of beta human chorionic gonadotropin

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Factors for hypospadias in Northwest Russia: A Murmansk County Birth Registry Study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Reproductive tract biology: Of mice and men. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The study of male and female reproductive tract development requires expertise in two separate disciplines, developmental biology and endocrinology.
Baskin, Laurence S   +5 more
core  

Surgical techniques in substitution urethroplasty using buccal mucosa for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
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.
core   +1 more source

Gonadal function in males with WFS1 spectrum disorder (Wolfram syndrome)—A European cohort perspective

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Craniofacial anomalies associated with hypospadias. Description of a hospital based population in South America

open access: yesInternational Brazilian Journal of Urology
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
doaj   +1 more source

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