Andrology

Andrology is the medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men. It is the counterpart to gynaecology, which deals with medical issues which are specific to women. Andrology has only been studied as a distinct specialty since the late 1960s: the first specialist journal on the subject was the German periodical Andrologie , published from 1969 onwards .Male-specific medical and surgical procedures include vasectomy and vasovasostomy as well as intervention to deal with male genitourinary disorders such as:* balanitis* cryptorchidism* ectopia testis* epispadias* epididymitis* frenulum breve* hydrocele* hypospadias* impotence * infertility* micropenis* orchitis* paraphimosis* penile cancer* penile fracture* Peyronie's disease* phimosis* prostatitis* prostate cancer* spermatocele* testicular cancer* testicular torsion* varicocele (From the Wikpedia article Andrology.)

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Recent Publications on Andrology:
Testosterone deficiency, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. Changing lifestyles and an excess of food supply in developed countries...	28th October, 2009	Center of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, WHO Collaboration Center	Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2009 Oct 27. DOI Direct Link
[Health and disease with focus on men] Changing lifestyles and an excess of food supply in developed countries...	27th October, 2009	Centrum for andrologi och sexualmedicin, Karolinska universitetssjukhuset,	Lakartidningen. 2009 Sep 23-29;106(39):2452.
The predictive value of testicular ultrasound abnormalities for carcinoma in situ of the testis in men at risk for testicular cancer. Summary Testicular microlithiasis (TM) is sometimes observed during...	23rd October, 2009	Andrology unit, Department of Urology, Erasmus MC - University Medical	Int J Androl. 2009 Oct 21. DOI Direct Link
Seladin-1 and testicular germ cell tumours: new insights into cisplatin responsiveness. The molecular basis for the exquisite sensitivity of testicular germ cell...	22nd October, 2009	Andrology Unit, University of Florence, Italy.	J Pathol. 2009 Sep 17. DOI Direct Link
Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics of sexual dysfunction: current status, gaps and potential applications. Although treatment of different types of sexual dysfunction has improved...	22nd October, 2009	Sexual Medicine Unit, Department of Andrology, Mansoura Faculty of	Pharmacogenomics. 2009 Oct;10(10):1625-44. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Andrology:
Medical News: Ljubljana Center Of Europe During EAU 9th Central European Meeting	Medical News Today:  Oct 16 2009 2:49PM Matching: andrology
Quick recovery and characterization of cell-free DNA in seminal plasma of normozoospermia and azoospermia: implications for non-invasive genetic utilities	Nature Chemical Biology:  Oct 12 2009 8:14AM Matching: andrology
Single semen analysis as a predictor of semen quality: clinical and epidemiological implications	Nature Chemical Biology:  Oct 12 2009 8:14AM Matching: andrology
Proteome analysis of round-headed and normal spermatozoa by 2-D fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry	Nature Chemical Biology:  Oct 12 2009 8:14AM Matching: andrology
The effect of -blocker therapy on erectile functions in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostate hyperplasia	Nature Chemical Biology:  Oct 12 2009 8:14AM Matching: andrology
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Andrology Clinical Trials:
Three-Year Trial on a New Testosterone Gel

Andrology Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7238667	Albumin fusion proteins
7371415	Method and composition for improving sexual fitness
7371517	High purity X-chromosome bearing and Y-chromosome bearing populations of spermatozoa
7374886	Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases type-1 (TIMP-1) as a cancer marker and postoperative marker for minimal residual disease or recurrent disease in patients with a prior history of cancer
7384913	PT32 sperm protein, sperm c-Yes, oocyte cytoplasmic c-Yes, and uses thereof
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