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Temporal Changes of Clomiphene on Testosterone Levels and Semen Parameters in Subfertile Men

The World Journal of Men's Health, 2023
Purpose: Clomiphene citrate (CC) is prescribed off-label in men to improve testosterone and sperm parameters, but the duration of treatment needed to reach maximal benefit remains unclear.
Tommy Jiang, John T. Sigalos, Vadim Osadchiy, Alvaro Santamaria, Michael H. Zheng, Neilufar Modiri, Keith V. Regets, Jesse N. Mills, Sriram V. Eleswarapu   +8 more
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Improvement of Sickle Cell Disease Care Mitigates the Healthcare Utilization Induced by Increased Prevalence: Experience of a Tertiary Pediatric Center

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) has undergone major changes in the last decades. Its prevalence has been steadily increasing and numerous advances have been made in the management of the disease. However, the effect in real‐life setting of these major changes is unknown, particularly in a Canadian environment. Procedure We aimed to assess
Maude Cigna, Alexia Muresan, Estelle Lecluze, Karine Leduc, Nathalie Fournier, Maria Tamer, Jean‐François Delisle, Jeremi Charbonneau, Annie Viau, Jessica Darilus, Marie‐Joëlle Doré‐Bergeron, Valérie Arsenault, Evelyne Doyon‐Trottier, Stéphanie Forte, Nancy Robitaille, Yves Pastore, Thomas Pincez   +16 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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Molecular analysis of microorganisms in the semen and their impact on semen parameters

Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia, 2022
Objective: Chronic genitourinary infections can alter male fertility and even promote carcinogenic processes. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the presence in the semen of microorganisms on semen quality. Materials and methods: Clinical symptoms and conventional and functional seminal parameters of eleven fertile donors and ten volunteers ...
Jenniffer Puerta Suárez, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Walter Dario Cardona Maya   +2 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Semen quality and determinants in 1177 male infertility clinic attendees in the central region of China [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health
Background: Infertility affects 15–20% of couples in China, with male factors accounting for nearly half of these cases. This study examines semen quality and its determinants among male infertile patients in Central China, aiming to provide a ...
Cheng Wang, Chunyan Shi, Hong Yu, Chaowu Zhan, Chao Wang, Jie Chen   +5 more
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Associated Factors with Male Infertility: A Case Control Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Objective: Sperm analysis is an important step to evaluate and diagnose male’s infertility. The present study aimed to determine associated factors with males’ infertility by using semen analysis.
Mohammad Reza Hafezi Ahmadi, Masood Yasemi, Hadi Peyman, Karim Hemati, Javaher Khajavikhan, Monireh Yaghoubi, Lida Bimanand   +6 more
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Assessment of semen parameters after microsurgical varicocelectomy in men from infertile couples

Вестник урологии, 2023
Introduction. Varicocele is one of the frequently identified and corrected causes of male subfertility. However, varicocele correction results in improved sperm quality only in 60 – 70% of subfertile men.
F. A. Akilov, Sh. T. Mukhtarov, A. B. Shomarufov, Sh. A. Abbosov, Sh. Sh. Shavakhabov, D. Kh. Mirkhamidov, Sh. I. Giyasov, S. S. Kasimov, O. O. Abdukarimov   +8 more
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Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho, Shin Morioka, Junko Sasaki, Takehiko Sasaki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Spermatozoa Quality in Male Smokers and Nonsmokers of Iranian Infertile Couples [PDF]

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2011
Background Smoking has a negative effect on fertility and sperm quality. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of smoking on sperm quality and the related parameters such as sperm concentration, morphology and motility.
Mahshid Aryanpur, Majid Tarahomi, Hooman Sharifi, Gholamreza Heydari, Zahra Hessami, Mohamadmehdi Akhoundi, Mohamad Reza Masjedi   +6 more
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