Controversies in the Treatment of Male Infertility: When to Treat and When to Send to ART
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
NEW ORLEANS, LA (UroToday.com) -From the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA - Ocober 23, 2006
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European Urology - Sperm Retrieval Rates in Subgroups of Primary Azoospermic Males
Friday, 09 February 2007
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 534-540 (February 2007) Abstract - Objectives: Men presenting with primary infertility and azoospermia may be offered surgical sperm retrieval (SSR) as a prelude to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
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Towards a Non-Invasive Method for Early Detection of Testicular Neoplasia in Semen Samples by Identification of Fetal Germ Cell-Specific Markers
Thursday, 01 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) originate from a common precursor, carcinoma in situ (CIS).
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Beneficial Effect of Microsurgical Varicocelectomy is Superior for Men With Bilateral Versus Unilateral Repair
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This study compared the response of microsurgical varicocelectomy in men with either unilateral (n=212) or bilateral (n=157) clinical varicoceles.
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Report on Varicocele and Infertility
Friday, 26 January 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In a report on varicoceles and infertility from The Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine was published from a revision of their original report in 2001.
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American Urological Association Names New Director of Guidelines
Wednesday, 03 January 2007
BALTIMORE, January 2007 — The American Urological Association (AUA) has announced that Heddy Hubbard, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N. will be the new Director of Guidelines for the association. Dr. Hubbard joined the AUA on December 28, 2006.
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No-Scalpel, No-Needle Vasectomy Described
Wednesday, 13 December 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Of American married couples, 7% to 10% choose vasectomy as their form of birth control. This has made vasectomy the most common urologic procedure in North America with more than 555,000 being performed in the U.S and Canada each year.
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Y-Chromosome Microdeletions and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Wednesday, 06 December 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Dewan and colleagues conducted a study which demonstrated that the prevalence of y-chromosome microdeletions was higher in patients(couples) undergoing evaluation for recurrent pregnancy loss (n=17) compared to 18 fertile couples without pregnancy loss and 10 infertile men.
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Microsurgical Reconstruction of Latrogenic Injuries to the Epididymis from Hydrocelectomy
Thursday, 30 November 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This is a retrospective review of the authors' experience of reconstruction of iatrogenic injuries to the vas or epididymis in patients as a result of hydrocelectomy.
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Gene Therapy Using a Non-Viral Gene Delivery System Improves Erectile Dysfunction in a Diabetic Rat Model
Wednesday, 15 November 2006
NEW ORLEANS, LA (UroToday.com) - American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) New Orleans - 2006
In light of the fact that VEGF has shown to improve overall endothelial and smooth muscle cell dysfunction in models of ED and (ED) decreases the quality of life in more than 70% of diabetic men, the authors investigate the ability to achieve in in-vivo gene transfection of VEGF in the rat model.
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The Kinetics of the Return of Motile Sperm to the Ejaculate After Vasectomy Reversal
Wednesday, 15 November 2006
NEW ORLEANS, LA (UroToday.com) - American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) New Orleans - 2006
The authors investigate the factors that predict not success of vasectomy reversal but the time course or the "kinetics" of the return of sperm to the ejaculate.
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Antidepressant Associated Changes in Semen Parameters
Wednesday, 15 November 2006
NEW ORLEANS, LA (UroToday.com) - American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) New Orleans - 2006
The authors describe 2 patients who have had severely impaired sperm concentration and motility closely associated with the use of antidepressant medications.
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Insight on the Pathogenesis of Varicoceles: Relationship of Varicocele and Body Mass Index
Friday, 08 September 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The authors have retrospectively analyzed the incidence of varicoceles in men (n=2106) who were referred for evaluation of infertility or erectile dysfunction from 1990 - 1996.
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Inhibin B is a Better Marker of Spermatogenesis than other Hormones in the Evaluation of Male Factor Infertility
Thursday, 24 August 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Synopsis: This prospective study was designed to to assess the role of inhibin B in the evaluation of male factor infertility. There were Seventy-five patients with infertility problems (mean age 31.2 ± 7.5 years) and 12 controls (32.1 ± 8.8 years) with proven fertility.
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Urologic Nursing News Briefs - Special Issue: Men's Health
Friday, 11 August 2006
Urologic Nursing marks a milestone with the August 2006 issue, its first special issue on men's health.
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Male Infertility & Reproduction 
