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April 12, 2013
Significant improvements seen for ejaculatory control, sexual satisfaction, and distress
March 21, 2013
However, potential association found between non-organic high-fat diary products and hypospadias
How much time a man spends watching television every day may affect his sperm count.
February 11, 2013
In men taking daily opioids, duration of action, but not dose, affects risk of hypogonadism
The drug, which is approved for treating men with erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia, or both conditions, also improved orgasmic function.
Investigators have found that moderate exercise may increase sperm production and quality but heavy exercising may harm sperm characteristics.
The malignancy is three times more likely to develop in boys with cryptorchidism.
Those who had ever smoked marijuana were almost twice as likely as non-users of marijuana to develop the disease.
November 02, 2012
The relapse-free survival at 10 years was 83% and 54% for stage IIA and IIB patients, respectively.
A recent study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine tested which is the better way to perform preoperative genital hair removal on men.
A new study suggests that a healthy intake of micronutrients is strongly associated with improved sperm DNA quality in older men.
A diet rich in walnuts may significantly help improve vitality, motility, and morphology of sperm in health men aged 21-35.
Researchers observe improvement in vitality, motility, and morphology.
Investigators report that diabetic women receiving insulin treatment may be at higher risk for specific complications of lubrication and orgasm.
September 10, 2012
Risk highest for nonseminoma and mixed histology tumors.
Compared with men who do not have psoriasis, those with the condition had a 27% increased risk of sexual dysfunction.
More than one quarter of adolescent and adult males aged 15-45 report not having a testicular exam during a routine physical in the previous 12 months as recommended in American Cancer Society guidelines, according to data presented at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
Diets high in saturated fats may be associated with reduce semen quality, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Higher total fat intake was negatively related to total sperm count and concentration in an analysis of data from 99 men.
SAN FRANCISCO—Men and women who suffer an acute pelvic fracture that is severe enough to require surgery have a significantly increased risk of a decrease in sexual function, British investigators reported here at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting,
ORLANDO, Fla.—Men who engage in moderate exercise have better sperm motility than sedentary men, according to a new prospective study presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting.
ORLANDO, Fla.—As a man's sperm production declines, so does the proportion of sperm bearing the Y chromosome, thus decreasing the likelihood of siring a son, according to new data presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting.
October 20, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla.—Better nutrition may make for better semen, according to two new studies presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting.
ORLANDO, Fla.—Testosterone supplementation in elderly men with borderline low testosterone levels may not improve erectile dysfunction (ED) compared with placebo, new findings suggest.
A study comparing 325 men with palpable varicoceles and 510 men with vasectomy reversal without varicoceles revealed that men with varicocele had significantly lower testosterone levels than the comparison group (mean 416 vs. 469 ng/dL).
Serum levels of vitamin D are positively associated with sperm motility, suggesting a role for this nutrient in human sperm function, researchers reported in Human Reproduction (2011;26:1307-1317).
A study by Austrian and Canadian investigators suggests that cell phone use may reduce male fertility.
TESE/ICSI is effective in improving fertility in male cancer survivors, according to New York researchers.
A new study suggests that semen quality may be deteriorating in some parts of the world.
A new review suggests that men who are subfertile and trying to conceive a child may benefit from taking antioxidant supplements.
