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Immunohistochemical identification of GM-CSF in testis of rats with oligozoospermia with the intervention of Cuscuta chinensis flavonoids

Int. j. morphol; 38 (3), 2020
Oligozoospermia is a common infertility disease, and the incidence rate is increasing year by year. Cuscuta chinensis is a commonly used medicine for the treatment of oligozoospermia in Chinese medicine. Flavonoids are its main component. GM-CSF is a multifunctional cytokine that plays an important role ...

Are specialized sperm function tests clinically useful in planning assisted reproductive technology?

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (1), 2020
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycle...

Hormonas sexuales en la enfermedad crítica
Sexual hormones in critical disease

Cambios rev. méd; 18 (2), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN. En el paciente crítico ha existido un conglomerado de situaciones dadas por alteración de las hormonas acorde al comportamiento del eje hipotalámi-co-hipofisario- gonadal, entender su rol es fundamental. OBJETIVO. Describir las alteraciones de las hormonas sexuales en el paciente críti...

Impact of overactive bladder on retrograde ejaculation

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the impact of overactive bladder disorder on patients diagnosed with retrograde ejaculation. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospective collected database made. Questionnaires conducted in urology polyclinics in five different centers. Main Outcome Measur...

Antioxidant enzyme profile and lipid peroxidation products in semen samples of testicular germ cell tumor patients submitted to orchiectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To determine enzymatic antioxidant and lipid peroxidation levels in seminal plasma of patients orchiectomized for testicular tumors. Materials and Methods The study included 52 patients: 26 control men and 26 orchiectomized patients for testicular tumor, of which 12 men had seminoma ...

Testicular sperm results in elevated miscarriage rates compared to epididymal sperm in azoospermic patients

Säo Paulo med. j; 120 (4), 2002
CONTEXT: Several sperm retrievel techniques are available for use on azoospeermic men. Comparisons between spermatozoa retrieved from the testicles and epidymis in relation to pregnancy and miscarriage rates are not well established. OBJECTIVE: To compare pregnancy and miscarriage rates using sperm retri...

Síndrome de Young: infecções respiratórias de repetição e azoospermia
Young's syndrome: repeated respiratory tract infections and azoospermia

INTRODUÇÃO: A síndrome de Young é uma variante da discinesia ciliar primária, caracterizada pela ocorrência de infecções respiratórias de repetição e obstrução congênita do epidídimo. APRESENTAÇÃO DO CASO: Os autores apresentam um caso de rinossinusite e pneumonias de repetição em um p...

Análise crítica da utilidade do teste de clonidina - homônio de crescimento (GH) no diagnóstico do homen infértil
Critical analysis of reliabillity of clonidine test - growth hormone (GH) used in diagnosis of infertile male

O presente trabalho visa analisar a confiabilidade do teste de clonidina - GH (TC-GH) no diagnóstico de uma insuficiência relativa de GH em uma população de homens inférteis. Vinte e sete pacientes foram classificados em 3 grupos de acordo com a dose de clonidina. Os grupos I (clonidina 0,150mg) e I...

Características gerais dos espermatozóides em homens oligozoospérmicos com e sem varicocele clínica
General chararacteristics of the spermatozoa in oligozoospermic men with and without clinical varicocele

Pacientes com oligozoospermia apresentam uma reduçao na qualidade do sêmen, independente da etiologia do distúrbio. Objetivo. Investigar o papel da varicocele na reduçao da qualidade do sêmen, em homens oligozoospérmicos. Métodos. Foram estudados dez pacientes portadores de varicocele clínica esq...