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  1. Asthenozoospermia is a major cause of male infertility, accounting for approximately 18% of infertility cases. L-Proline, a natural antioxidant and osmoprotectant, has gained attention for its potential applic...

    Authors: Mojtaba Moradi, Masoumeh Golestan Jahromi, Elham Ghanbari, Amir Hossein Hashemian and Azita Faramarzi
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:39
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  2. Male infertility, particularly asthenozoospermia (AZS), has become an increasingly severe global public health issue. Obesity induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) is considered a key factor in the development of A...

    Authors: Menghua Shi, Lei Xu, WeiXi Zheng, Xuyao Lin and Guozheng Qin
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:38
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  3. Sleep quality has been increasingly recognized as an important determinant of overall health, yet its influence on male fertility remains underexplored. This study investigated the association between male sle...

    Authors: Rong Zhou, Ming Zhang, Caiyun Ge, Yao Xiong, Mei Wang, Kejia Wu and Yuanzhen Zhang
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:37
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  4. To compare surgical and long-term patient-reported outcomes (PRO) between excisional (Nesbit) and incisional (Yachia) corporoplasty for correction of uncomplicated Peyronie’s-related penile curvature in a larg...

    Authors: Patrick Daniel Preece, Varun Sahdev, Paul Gerard Davis and Rowland Wyn Rees
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:36
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  5. Infections of the urogenital tract are recognized as potential contributors to male subfertility or infertility. Ureaplasma parvum is frequently detected in semen samples, yet its specific impact on semen quality...

    Authors: Harm-Henning Lindhof and Bernhard Homey
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:35
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  6. High paraplegia, primarily affecting young men during their reproductive years, often results in ejaculatory dysfunction and infertility. Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA) combined with intracytoplasmic sperm...

    Authors: Qun Wei, Xia Hong, Yu He and Zilian Wang
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:34
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  7. Epigenetic mechanisms influencing sperm production and function are closely linked to male infertility. Among these, tRNA-derived fragments have recently been identified as important modulators of cellular str...

    Authors: Neslihan Hekim, Sezgin Gunes, Bulent Ayas and Elzem Nisa Alkan
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:33
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  8. Varicocele (VC) is a significant contributor to both primary and secondary male infertility. VC can lead to progressive, time-dependent damage to testicular function, as demonstrated in both animal and human s...

    Authors: Lihong Wang, Xiaoqi Huang and Yinman Ding
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:32
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  9. Surgical repair can be offered to patients with scrotal pain of suspected varicocele origin. The estimated success rate of pain resolution is approximately 80%, although recent publications have been inconsist...

    Authors: Shayel Bercovich, Hen Hendel, Yossi Ventura, Shay Golan, Shachar Aharony and Ohad Shoshany
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:31
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  10. Priapism represents a rare urological emergency characterized by persistent penile erection unrelated to sexual stimulation. Although chlorpromazine-induced priapism has been documented, the synergistic intera...

    Authors: Can Arici, Mert Basaranoglu, Selahittin Cayan, Murat Bozlu and Erdem Akbay
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:30
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  13. We conducted a double-blind, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of early administration of tadalafil (5 mg once daily) on persistent storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile fun...

    Authors: Diaa-Eldin Taha, Hossam Nabeeh, Khaled Magdy Zeinelabden, Elsayed Abdelhalim, Salah Elmekawy, Ibrahem Ismail Samaha, Ahmed behiry, Ahmed abd Elmoaty, Tarek Abdelbaky and Ali Ibrahim
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:27
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  14. Elaboration of alternative therapeutic modality is needed, which should be safer, less costly and with no side effects. Functional Magnetic Stimulator (FMS) is a technique that was approved by the US Food and ...

    Authors: Hasan El-Fakahany, Haythem Bassyouni, Sameh Fayek GamalEl Din and Mahmoud H. A. Montaser
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:26
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  15. Genital warts caused by human papillomavirus, significantly impact male sexual function and quality of life. However, the extent of dysfunction varies across studies, necessitating further investigation. This ...

    Authors: Mohamad M. Elhamady, Rabie B. Atallah, Osama A. Hashem, Mahmoud A. Abdelaty and Mohamed L. Elsaie
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:25
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  16. Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is a rare condition associated with male infertility. CBAVD is often accompanied by other genitourinary anomalies, including abnormalities or agenesis o...

    Authors: Iman Shamohammadi, Abdolreza Haghpanah, Ali Eslahi, Mohammad Ali Sadighi Gilani, Ali Adib and Seyyed Sadra Kashfi
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:24
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  17. The embryological development of the testicles and their descent to the scrotum is multifactorial process, and the role of the internal inguinal ring has not yet been clarified. In this study, we aimed to asse...

    Authors: Serkan Yenigurbuz, Caner Ediz, Hasan Huseyin Tavukcu, Serkan Akan and Omer Yilmaz
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:23
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  18. Varicocele is a major male infertility issue, and Malva sylvestris shows promise as a treatment due to its antioxidant properties. The present study evaluated the protective effects of Malva sylvestris on testicu...

    Authors: Fatemeh Koohkan, Mahnaz Azarnia and Latifeh Karimzadeh Bardeei
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:22
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  19. Peyronie’s disease progresses through acute (inflammatory) and chronic (fibrotic) phases. Objective biomarkers for phase differentiation are lacking. Neutrophil-to-eosinophil ratio has been evaluated as an inf...

    Authors: Türker Soydaş, Selman Ünal and Halil Uzundal
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:21
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  20. Varicocele adversely affects male fertility by impairing semen quality, yet there remains no unified approach that combines advanced imaging and laboratory markers for clinical stratification. To develop a uni...

    Authors: Anmin Wang, Hongyuan Chang, Dicheng Luo, Hao Wang, Hui Lv, Wenxiao Yu and Fu Wang
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:20
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  21. Sexual dysfunction is a serious and frequently underrecognized consequence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with profound implications on quality of life. This study aimed to characterize sexual dysfu...

    Authors: Gilles Sipahimalani, Marion Remadi, Antoine Baldacci, Thibaut Long-Depaquit, Arthur Peyrottes, Marie Dusaud and Emeric Saguin
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:19
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  22. We evaluated the predictors of eventful microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) from infertile men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS).

    Authors: Amr Elahwany, Fatma A. Elrefaey, Hisham Alahwany, Hesham Torad, Sameh Fayek GamalEl Din, Rashad Mohammed Saeed Dawood, Mohamed Wael Ragab and Ahmed Fawzy Megawer
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:18
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  23. Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in males. Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy, the standard for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), effectively reduces recurrence and progressio...

    Authors: Sergen Sahin, Ismail Ulus, Ibrahim Ogulcan Canitez, Serhat Yentur, Mustafa Zafer Temiz and Atilla Semercioz
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:17
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  24. Tunica albuginea plication is a common surgical treatment for Peyronie’s disease that aims to correct penile curvature and improve sexual function. The goal of this study was to evaluate patient-reported outco...

    Authors: Pavel Navratil, Jiri Chalupnik, Minh Nguyet Tranova, Miroslav Louda, Pavel Kriz and Pavel Navratil Sr.
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:16
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  25. Solo masturbation is not an activity performed exclusively in single males but can also occur among married males, and is often associated with feelings of guilt. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of ...

    Authors: Zheng Zhang and Nan Zhang
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:15
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  26. Ureaplasma urealyticum belongs to the class Mollicutes and causes non-gonococcal urethritis, an inflammation of the urethra that is linked with impaired semen quality. However, some reports are contradictory, and...

    Authors: Omotola SeunFunmi Kukoyi, Victory Jesutoyosi Ashonibare, Cecilia Adedeji Adegbola, Tunmise Maryanne Akhigbe and Roland Eghoghosoa Akhigbe
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:14
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  27. Azoospermia, the most severe form of male infertility, is categorized into two types: non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) and obstructive azoospermia (OA), which exhibit significant genetic heterogeneity. Azoosp...

    Authors: Yifan Sun, Beifen Zhong, Zizhou Meng, Yuxiang Zhang, Zheng Li and Chencheng Yao
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:13
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  28. Erectile dysfunction is becoming a public health problem, affecting 22% of men over 40 years of age, where one of the first lines of treatment for this pathology is the use of drugs, so it is necessary to know...

    Authors: Carla Juan-Casas, Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez, Ana González-Castro and Pablo Hernandez-Lucas
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:12
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  29. There are some studies with inconsistent results regarding the association between follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among men. We performed a systematic review and meta-anal...

    Authors: Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Vida Ghasemi and Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:11
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  30. Zinner syndrome is a rare congenital malformation of the male genitourinary system, characterized by a triad: seminal vesicle cyst, unilateral renal agenesis, and ipsilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction. The ...

    Authors: Jiatai He, Chengcheng Wei, Yu Huang, Feixiang Xu, Miao Wang and Zhaohui Chen
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:10
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  31. Vasectomy is a commonly used male contraceptive method, but the choice of surgical technique can influence long-term reproductive health outcomes. Previous studies suggest that different vasectomy techniques m...

    Authors: Heng Yang, Yujun Chen, Xiaofeng Cheng, Jingxin Wu, Ruohui Huang, Biao Qian and Gongxian Wang
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:9
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  32. Gonadotropin dysregulation seems to play a potential role in the carcinogenesis of testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT). The aim of this study was to explore the expression of specific genes related to sex hormon...

    Authors: Péter Törzsök, Frédéric R. Santer, Yannic Kunz, Nils C. H. van Creij, Piotr Tymoszuk, Gerald Klinglmair, Zoran Culig and Renate Pichler
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:8
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  33. Sperm cryopreservation in patients with testicular germ cell tumours (GCTs) is traditionally performed after orchiectomy. But, some evidence suggests preoperative semen quality to be superior. We aimed to clar...

    Authors: Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Johanna Hochmuth-Tisch, Andrea Salzbrunn, Cord Matthies, Kathrein von Kopylow, Christian Wülfing, Uwe Pichlmeier, Armin Soave and Christian Guido Ruf
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:7
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  34. Malignant tumours of the penis are rare. Their incidence varies around the world and increases with age. Treatment is essentially surgical. Surgery may be conservative or radical.

    Authors: Evrard Kouame Yao, Abraham Hognou Yao, Donafologo Daouda Yeo, Tawakaltu Adebayo, Michel Tuo, Freddy Junior Zouan and Noel Coulibaly
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:6
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  35. To the best of our knowledge, there is a gap in the review of literature about the most suitable varicocelectomy technique in isolating and ligating adherent periarterial vein(s). Consequently, leaving the art...

    Authors: Amr Elahwany, Nashaat Nabil, Sameh Fayek GamalEl Din, Ahmed Raef Sadek, Ahmed Ewais Sayed and Ahmed Ragab
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:5
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  36. The serendipitous discovery that inhibiting type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE5) using sildenafil, a potent PDE5 inhibitor (PDE5i) initially developed for cardioprotection, introduced the possibility of orally mana...

    Authors: Andrea Sansone, Eugenia Guida, Susanna Dolci, Valeria Frangione, Amanda Asso, Gilberto Bellia and Emmanuele A. Jannini
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:3
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  37. Hemodynamic alterations in the spermatic vein are implicated in infertility among patients with varicocele (VC). Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), a powerful tool for hemodynamic analysis, remains unexplore...

    Authors: Penglin Zou, Gaoxiang Fan, Zheng Li, Yuchen Tao, Chao Jia, Hongmei Liang, Ruhui Tian, Qiusheng Shi, Jianlin Hu and Rong Wu
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:4
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  39. Manual counting for semen analysis is recommended by the World Health Organization. Technicians performing this usually record their results on a paper worksheet and then enter the data into an electronic labo...

    Authors: Kevin K. W. Lam, Percy C. K. Tsang, Connie C. Y. Chan, Evans P. K. Ng, Tak-Ming Cheung, Raymond H. W. Li, Ernest H. Y. Ng and William S. B. Yeung
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2025 35:1
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  41. Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a heterogenous disease caused by mutations of miscellaneous genes which physiologically play an important role in proper structure and/or function of various cellular cilia ...

    Authors: Jan Novák, Lenka Horáková, Alena Puchmajerová, Viktor Vik, Zuzana Krátká and Vojtěch Thon
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2024 34:27
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  43. Acephalic spermatozoa syndrome is a rare but severe type of teratozoospermia. The familial trait of acephalic spermatozoa syndrome suggests that genetic factors play an important role. However, known mutations...

    Authors: Huaqiang Xia, Juan Zhang, Wuyuan Mao, Kangle Yi, Teng Wang and Lingyan Liao
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2024 34:22
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  44. Premature ejaculation (PE) is one of the most common diseases in andrology and leads to serious male sexual dysfunction. Although several targeted oral drug therapies are used to treat PE, they often face chal...

    Authors: Anmin Wang, Hao Wang, Dongyue Ma, Hongyuan Chang, Ziwei Zhao, Dicheng Luo and Fu Wang
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2024 34:20
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  47. Stuttering priapism is characterized by recurrent, self-limited episodes of penile erection lasting from a few minutes to a maximum of three hours, often resolving spontaneously. These episodes can occur with ...

    Authors: Naim Yarak, Joey El Khoury, Patrick Coloby, Stéphane Bart and Maher Abdessater
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2024 34:21
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  48. Despite numerous efforts to demonstrate the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 in semen of affected males, no clear evidence exists. We conducted a multicenter prospective study on adult patients with a confirmed diag...

    Authors: Giovanni Cochetti, Michele Del Zingaro, Giuseppe Maiolino, Alessio Paladini, Matteo Mearini, Riccardo Schiavina, Lorenzo Bianchi, Lorenzo De Angelis, Mattia Panciarola, Barbara Camilloni, Eugenio Brunocilla and Ettore Mearini
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2024 34:24
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  49. The septum of the penis or the pectiniform septum (from Latina pecten) is a connective structure that separates the two corpora cavernosa of the penis. It is formed through the joining of the circular fibers o...

    Authors: Florin-Mihail Filipoiu, Radu-Tudor Ion, Zoran-Florin Filipoiu, Adrian-Daniel Tulin, Octavian Enciu and Mihaly Enyedi
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2024 34:19
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  50. Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) can significantly impact male fertility, especially in cases where there is a substantial level of DNA damage. We aimed in the current study to assess seminal plasma (SP) levels o...

    Authors: Medhat Kamel Amer, Neveen Ahmed Youssef, Sameh Fayek GamalEl Din, Nada Gamal Saied, Merna Ayman Ahmed, Ahmad Raef and Ahmed Ragab
    Citation: Basic and Clinical Andrology 2024 34:18
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