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Baylor College of Medicine has been selected as one of 12 sites nationwide to conduct a study to determine if elderly men with low testosterone will benefit from testosterone treatment. "We are conducting this study because low testosterone levels can adversely affect the health of older men in several critical areas," said Dr. Glenn Cunningham, professor of medicine-endocrinology and principal investigator for the study at BCM.
Baylor College of Medicine (Andrology) - Fri, 6 November 2009
http://www.bcm.edu
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Male infertility affects about 50% of couples with fertility problems and, in order to increase the number of spermatozoa, drugs with an anti-estrogenic effect, like clomifene citrate, are generally used, beside antioxidant agents like vitamin E.
MedNews (Andrology) - Mon, 28 September 2009
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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The association between human papillomavirus virus (HPV) and several cancers has prompted experts to ponder whether HPV vaccination programmes should be extended to males. In the USA, an estimated 20 000 cases of cancer are caused by HPV infection every year. Aside from cervical cancer, the virus is also implicated in head and neck, anal, penile, vaginal, and vulval cancers. The combined incidence of these cancers equals that of cervical cancer. A quarter of cases of HPV-related cancers occur in men.
The Lancet Oncology (Andrology) - Fri, 28 August 2009
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require a boxed warning on the labels of two testosterone gel products, the agency announced Thursday.
CNN.com (Andrology) - Fri, 8 May 2009
http://www.cnn.com
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Rehabilitation and treatment before and after surgery for prostate cancer can give men a better chance of maintaining erectile function, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers this week at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Baylor College of Medicine (Andrology) - Fri, 8 May 2009
http://www.bcm.edu
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The risk of testicular cancer is thought to be higher among men seeking infertility treatment compared with the general population. Confirmation of this risk in a large US cohort of at-risk patients is lacking. This study explored the association between male infertility and subsequent development of testicular cancer in a US-based cohort.
Archives of Internal Medicine (Andrology) - Fri, 6 March 2009
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Men with erectile dysfunction may also have an increased risk for developing heart disease, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Baylor College of Medicine (Andrology) - Sat, 14 February 2009
http://www.bcm.edu
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There is a large literature on the decrease in male fertility in animals fed with soy, probably because of flavonoids having an estrogenic-like activity.
MedNews (Andrology) - Fri, 28 November 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cryptorchidism is the most frequent congenital birth defect in male children and represents an important risk factor for infertility and testicular cancer.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Andrology) - Fri, 21 November 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Men who suffer from premature ejaculation may be able to blame their genes, work suggests.
BBC News (Andrology) - Wed, 8 October 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk