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:
Breaking the vicious circle of obesity: the metabolic syndrome and low testosterone by administration of testosterone to a young man with morbid obesity. OBJECTIVE: The metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with low serum...	4th February, 2010	Department of Andrology and Urology, Research Center for Endocrinology,	Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2009 Nov;53(8):1047-51.
Factors influencing time course of pain after depot oil intramuscular injection of testosterone undecanoate. Pain following depot intramuscular (IM) injection of oil vehicle-based...	2nd February, 2010	Andrology Department, Concord Hospital & ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney,	Asian J Androl. 2010 Feb 1. DOI Direct Link
[Jinleng method is effective and safe for the treatment of oligospermia and asthenospermia] OBJECTIVE: The Jinleng method is based on the principle of lowered...	2nd February, 2010	Department of Urology, Shanghai Institute of Andrology, Renji Hospital,	Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2009 Oct;15(10):952-5.
Afterword to Semen Analysis in 21st Century Medicine special issue in Asian Journal of Andrology. OBJECTIVE: The Jinleng method is based on the principle of lowered...	30th January, 2010	ANZAC Research	Asian J Androl. 2010 Jan;12(1):118-23. DOI Direct Link
Status of semen analysis-comment on "A survey on the status of semen analysis in 118 laboratories in China" by Jin-Chun Lu et al. in Asian Journal of Andrology. OBJECTIVE: The Jinleng method is based on the principle of lowered...	30th January, 2010	Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and	Asian J Androl. 2010 Jan;12(1):115-7. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Andrology:
Swan Study Authors Note Results 'Not Straightforward'	16th November, 2009	American Chemistry Council	ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Acknowledging that their results are "not straightforward," the authors of a new study published in the International Journal of Andrology

BioNews Results for Andrology:
Factors influencing time course of pain after depot oil intramuscular injection of testosterone undecanoate	Asian Journal of Andrology:  Feb 1 2010 12:27PM Matching: andrology
An infrequent plexiform variant of schwannoma of the glans penis: a rare finding	Asian Journal of Andrology:  Feb 1 2010 12:27PM Matching: andrology
The radiation response of androgen-refractory prostate cancer cell line C4-2 derived from androgen-sensitive cell line LNCaP	Asian Journal of Andrology:  Feb 1 2010 12:27PM Matching: andrology
Mountant-induced loss of Shorr-stained blue sperm tails	Asian Journal of Andrology:  Jan 25 2010 9:56AM Matching: andrology
Transgelin induces apoptosis of human prostate LNCaP cells through its interaction with p53	Asian Journal of Andrology:  Jan 25 2010 9:56AM Matching: andrology
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Andrology Clinical Trials:
Three-Year Trial on a New Testosterone Gel

Andrology Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7285541	Treatment of melanoma by reduction in clusterin levels
7405202	CRISP polypeptides as contraceptives and inhibitors of sperm capacitation
7410779	Fusion polypeptides of human serum albumin and a therapeutically active polypeptide
7413861	Methods for predicting increase sperm ejaculate in a varicocele associated fertility patient
7416853	Lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2, inhibitors thereof and use of the same in diagnosis and therapy
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Schering Aktiengesellschaft As a successful pharmaceutical company, we are investing in the future of medicine. We develop drugs of high medical value so as to continuously improve the quality of life. We make the most of... www.spcorp.com/        View full profile

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