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Hereditary hemochromatosis is a genetic disease that progresses silently. This disease is often diagnosed late when complications appear. Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) is one of the classical complication...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:13
Published on: 8 July 2017
Research article
In humans, it is now well documented that rising paternal age is correlated with decreased sperm DNA integrity and embryonic developmental failures. On the other side of the coin, it is also reported that very...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:12
Published on: 21 June 2017
Research article
Varicocele is a condition characterized by dilated, tortuous veins within the pampiniform venous plexus of the scrotal sac. Presence of varicocele is associated with an increased risk of alteration of semen pa...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:11
Published on: 8 June 2017
Review article
Mammalian reproduction is one of the most complex and fascinating biological phenomenon, which aims to transfer maternal and paternal genetic material to the next generation. At the end of oogenesis and sperma...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:9
Published on: 21 May 2017
Review article
Oestrogens and 1α,25(OH)2-vitamin D3 (1,25-D3) are steroids that can provide effects by binding to their receptors localised in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus or the plasma membrane respectively inducing genomi...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:10
Published on: 8 May 2017
Review article
Male infertility is a devastating problem that affects many couples worldwide. However, the molecular mechanisms and causes of idiopathic male infertility remain unclear. Circulating cell-free nucleic acids ha...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:7
Published on: 21 April 2017
Research article
Development of a non-hormonal long-acting reversible contraceptive for men could have a significant impact on reducing unintended pregnancies. Vasalgel™ is a high molecular weight polymer consisting of styrene...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:8
Published on: 5 April 2017
Review article
Although the technique of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has been a revolution in the alleviation of male infertility, the use of testicular sperm for ICSI was a formerly unseen breakthrough in the tr...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:6
Published on: 21 March 2017
Research article
Obesity is associated with both impaired testosterone production and a chronic state of low grade inflammation. Previously it was believed that this inflammation was mediated by a decline in the immunosuppress...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:5
Published on: 8 March 2017
Research article
Recently, damage to the sperm DNA has been studied as it is associated with reduced fertilization rates, embryo quality, and pregnancy rates, also higher rates of spontaneous miscarriage.
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:1
Published on: 21 February 2017
Research article
Options for male contraception are limited. The purpose of this study was to use a nonhuman primate model to evaluate Vasalgel™, a high molecular weight polymer being developed as a contraceptive device for men.
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:4
Published on: 7 February 2017
Research article
Several studies suggest a decrease in sperm quality in men in the last decades. Therefore, the aim of this work was to assess the influence of male factors (sperm quality and paternal age) on the outcomes of c...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:2
Published on: 21 January 2017
Review article
Since the 1970s, international research on male contraception has been actively pursued. Hormonal and non-hormonal methods (thermal, chemical) have been tested, leading to clinical trials of interest to thousa...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2017 27:3
Published on: 13 January 2017
Review article
Sperm cells are remarkably complex and highly specialized compared to somatic cells. Their function is to deliver to the oocyte the paternal genomic blueprint along with a pool of proteins and RNAs so a new ge...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:17
Published on: 21 December 2016
Review article
While the semen analysis has traditionally been relied upon to differentiate fertile and infertile men, its utility has been questioned in the current era of assisted reproductive technologies. The desire for ...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:15
Published on: 5 December 2016
Research article
The human papilloma virus (HPV) infections were addressed with two FDA-approved HPV vaccines: quadrivalent and bivalent vaccine. The objective of this manuscript is to determine the safety of the HPV vaccine.
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:16
Published on: 21 November 2016
Case report
Secreting interstitial cell (Leydig cell) tumors are rare. In adults, the clinical picture and steroid levels are variable.
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:14
Published on: 8 November 2016
Research article
The evaluation of prepubertal gonadal Leydig cells secretion requires gonadotropin stimulation. Urinary hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is currently unavailable in many countries, however, recombinant hCG (...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:13
Published on: 28 October 2016
Short report
According to our literature analysis, there are no data focused on spermatozoa emotional representations in childless men and data on the emotional repercussions of a diagnosis of infertility on men are still ...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:12
Published on: 12 October 2016
Letter to the Editor
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:11
Published on: 27 September 2016
Case report
Congenital malformations of the seminal vesicle are uncommon, and most of them are cystic malformations. If an insult occurs between the 4th and the 13 h gestational week, the embryogenesis of the kidney, uret...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:10
Published on: 20 September 2016
Research article
Male infertility related to professional reprotoxic exposure has been assessed in several studies. Collaboration between occupational physicians and patients can yield information about the preventive measures...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:9
Published on: 10 August 2016
Review article
Although the presence of spermatozoa with an abnormally large head is rare, it is associated with low fertility or even total infertility. We reviewed the literature on assisted reproductive technology (ART) s...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:8
Published on: 8 July 2016
Commentary
Obesity is an increasing public health problem, with two-thirds of the adult population in many Western countries now being either overweight or obese. Male obesity is associated with late onset hypogonadism, ...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:7
Published on: 22 June 2016
Research article
NRD convertase, also termed Nardilysin, is a Zn++ metalloendopeptidase that specifically cleaves the N-terminus of arginine and lysine residues into dibasic moieties. Although this enzyme was found located within...
Basic and Clinical Andrology 2016 26:5
Published on: 5 April 2016
Basic and Clinical Andrology is the official journal of French Society of Andrology (SALF).
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