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A 53 year old man attends for a routine check-up. He underwent coronary artery bypass grafting after a myocardial infarction earlier in the year, and seems to be making good progress. He says he needs to discuss an embarrassing problem. He explains that he has been having erectile dysfunction, which is making him miserable and preventing normal marital relations.
British Medical Journal (Andrology) - Tue, 26 July 2011
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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Drugs frequently prescribed to treat hair loss or an enlarged prostate may contribute to irreversible sexual dysfunction in men, new research finds. Use of dutasteride (Avodart) and finasteride (Proscar and Propecia) were linked to erectile dysfunction, depression and loss of libido in a review of existing studies. In a small percentage of cases, symptoms persisted even after the medication was stopped. For those men, "it's a life sentence," said lead researcher Abdulmaged M. Traish, a professor of biochemistry and urology at Boston University School of Medicine.
Medline Plus (Andrology) - Mon, 14 March 2011
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
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Men with celiac disease are no more likely to suffer from infertility than men without the condition, which makes people intolerant to gluten, suggests a new study from Sweden. Researchers tracked about 7,000 Swedish men who had been diagnosed with celiac disease and 32,000 similarly aged men without celiac disease. In all time periods the researchers looked at, both before and after celiac disease was diagnosed, men who were ultimately diagnosed with the condition did not suffer from infertility any more than men without celiac disease, as measured by their number of children. At the end of the study, about 35 percent of men with and without celiac disease had not had any children.
Medline Plus (Andrology) - Mon, 7 March 2011
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
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Infertile men may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, according to findings in a US study.
BBC News (Andrology) - Mon, 22 March 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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After ejaculation, the life span of sperm depends on the environmental conditions.
MayoClinic.com (Andrology) - Tue, 16 March 2010
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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Erectile dysfunction is a strong predictor of death in men with cardiovascular disease, according to new research out this week.
CNN.com (Andrology) - Tue, 16 March 2010
http://www.cnn.com
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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
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