THE CONSEQUENCES of anabolic steroid use is a treatment reality for many clinicians, including urologists. Although anabolic steroid use among professional athletes gets the lion's share of attention in the media, many more casual competitors partake as well.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Weight loss which is achieved through Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (GBS) may reverse abnormal reproductive hormone profiles in obese men, according to researchers.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A recent survey identified what men would like in a semen collection room at an assisted reproduction clinic. They want sound privacy, cleanliness, and face-to-face instruction.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Men with a history of infertility may be at increased risk of testicular cancer, according to the largest study to date looking at this issue.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Higher intake of soy foods and soy isoflavones may be associated with lower sperm concentrations, data suggest.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—HIV infection in men need not be a barrier to fatherhood, according to new findings presented here at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A handful of cases suggest that finasteride (Propecia), a treatment for male pattern hair loss, may be harming male fertility.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Diagnostic testis biopsies in men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) will not provide definitive proof as to whether sperm will be found with a more intensive evaluation of the testes, according to researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Long-term use of vardenafil (Levitra) at the maximum recommended dosage does not adversely affect sperm concentration, total sperm count per ejaculate, or sperm morphology or motility, a study recently found.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Frequent ejaculation may help reduce sperm DNA damage, according to a recent pilot study.