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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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Do prolactin and its receptor play a role in alopecia areata?
Context: Studying the link between prolactin and autoimmunity has gained much ground over the past years. Its role played in alopecia areata (AA) is not clear yet, as previous reports yielded controversial results.
Samar M El Tahlawi +6 more
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Abstract Background Erectile dysfunction in people living with HIV is a multifactorial disease, but the role of penile vascular status assessed by dynamic penile color Doppler echography is underexplored. Objectives This study assessed penile vascular status in young males living with HIV experiencing erectile dysfunction, comparing them to HIV ...
Giorgio Tiecco +9 more
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Serum prolactin level in patients taking olanzapine
Introduction: Olanzapine is a commonly used antipsychotic. Prolactin elevation is a common adverse effect of anstipsychotics, and serum prolactin elevation is seen in about 30% patients treated with olanzapine.
Diganta Das +4 more
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Breastfeeding, Cellular Immune Activation, and Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Summary: The etiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy remains unknown. One hypothesis is that an increase in the 16-kDa form of prolactin is pathogenic and suggests that breastfeeding may worsen peripartum cardiomyopathy by increasing prolactin, while ...
Agnes Koczo, MD +124 more
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Characterization of Human Pituitary Adenomas in Cell Cultures by Light And Electron Microscopic Morphology And Immunolabeling [PDF]
The morphology and hormone production of pituitary adenoma cell cultures were compared in order to highlight their characteristic in vitro features. Cell suspensions were prepared from 494 surgical specimens.
Bácsy, Ernő +6 more
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Lactation and neonatal nutrition: defining and refining the critical questions. [PDF]
This paper resulted from a conference entitled "Lactation and Milk: Defining and refining the critical questions" held at the University of Colorado School of Medicine from January 18-20, 2012.
Ardythe L. Morrow +37 more
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Abstract Background Maternal obesity increases offspring obesity risk, but limited data exist on its association with reproductive hormones in infertile males. Objectives To investigate the impact of maternal obesity during pregnancy on total testosterone levels in primary infertile men.
Fausto Negri +14 more
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Parity Influences the Immune Profile of Human Milk via Increased T Lymphocyte Content
ABSTRACT Aim Breast milk contains immune cells, but the factors influencing their composition are not fully understood. The role of maternal reproductive history in shaping this composition has largely been overlooked. The aim of this study was to evaluate the content of leukocytes, stem cells, and lactocytes in the milk of primiparous mothers compared
Agata Tomaszewska +10 more
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The prolactin receptor: Diverse and emerging roles in pathophysiology
Investigations over two decades have revised understanding of the prolactin hormone. Long thought to be merely a lactogenic hormone, its list of functions has been extended to include: reproduction, islet differentiation, adipocyte control and immune ...
Caroline M. Gorvin
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