Christopher C.M. Kyba,1,2 Thomas Kantermann3,4 1Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, 2Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, 3Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, 4Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Clinical Centre Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany Dear Editor, It was with great interest that we read the recent Read More
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Impact of cancer and cancer treatment on male fertility
Ioannis Vakalopoulos,1 Petros Dimou,1 Ioannis Anagnostou,1 Theodosia Zeginiadou2 11st Urological Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “G. Gennimatas” Hospital of Thessaloniki; 2Laboratory of Andrology; Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract While cancer, and especially testicular cancer and Hodgkin’s disease, affects male fertility in many ways, the current increase of survival of male cancer patients of reproductive age or Read More
Sheehan’s syndrome in Xinjiang: Clinical characteristics and laboratory evaluation of 97 patients
Guo-li Du,1,* Zhong-hua Liu,2,* Min Chen,3,* Rui Ma,1 Sheng Jiang,1 Miriguli Shayiti,4 Jun Zhu,1 Aibibai Yusufu1 1Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi; 2Department of Endocrinology, the Eastern Section of Linyi People’s Hospital, Linyi; 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi; 4Department of MRI, First Affiliated Read More
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 associated with a new germline Men1 mutation in a family with atypical tumor phenotype
Nikolaos Perakakis,1 Felix Flohr,2 Gian Kayser,3 Oliver Thomusch,4 Lydia Parsons,1,5 Franck Billmann,4 Ernst von Dobschuetz,6 Susanne Rondot,7 Jochen Seufert,1 Katharina Laubner1 1Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 2Department of Internal Medicine I, St. Vincentius-Hospital, Karlsruhe, Germany; 3Department of Pathology, Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital Read More
The impact of obesity on male fertility
Thomas JG. Chambers, Richard A. Anderson MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K. Abstract Obesity in men of reproductive age is globally on the increase. There is clear evidence from epidemiological studies that obesity impacts negatively on male fertility; it is associated with hypogonadism, although it is less Read More
Klinefelter Syndrome and medical treatment: hypogonadism and beyond
Simon Chang,1,2 Anne Skakkebæk,2,3 Claus Højbjerg Gravholt2,4 1Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hospital of South West Denmark, and Unit for Thrombosis Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg; 2Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus; 3Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus; 4Department of Molecular Medicine (MOMA), Aarhus University Read More
Progesterone pretreatment increases the stress response to social isolation in ewes
Aline Freitas-de-Melo,1 Juan Pablo Damián,1 Maria José Hötzel,2 Georgget Banchero,3 Rodolfo Ungerfeld4 1Departamento de Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Lasplaces, Montevideo, Uruguay; 2Laboratório de Etologia Aplicada, Departamento de Zootecnia e Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rodovia Admar Gonzaga, Florianópolis, Brazil; 3Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, La Estanzuela, Read More
Male contraception: a clinically-oriented review
George A. Kanakis,1,2 Dimitrios D. Goulis2 1Department of Endocrinology, Athens Naval & VA Hospital, Athens; 2Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Greece Abstract Despite the variety of available female contraceptive methods, many pregnancies (~50%) are still undesired. Many men (>60%) want to participate equally Read More
Identification of a novel mutation of the PRKAR1A gene in a patient with Carney complex with significant osteoporosis and recurrent fractures
Labrini Papanastasiou,1 Stelios Fountoulakis,1 Nikos Voulgaris,1 Theodora Kounadi,1 Theodosia Choreftaki,2 Akrivi Kostopoulou,2 George Zografos,3 Charalampos Lyssikatos,4 Constantine A. Stratakis,4 George Piaditis1 1Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, 2Department of Pathology, 3Department of Surgery; “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital, Athens, Greece; 4Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, National Institute of Child Health Read More
Βones, stones and androgen deprivation therapy
Miguel Ángel Arrabal-Polo,1 María del Carmen Cano-García,1 Miguel Arrabal-Martín2 1Urology Department, La Inmaculada Hospital, Huércal-Overa, Almería; 2Urology Department, University Hospital of Granada, Institute IBS Granada, Granada; Spain Dear Editor It is well known that patients with recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis present bone mineral density loss manifesting as osteopenia or osteoporosis in the lumbar spine and/or hip.1 Read More