2024
Size matters: Total testicular volume predicts sperm count in Tanner V varicocele patients
Fang A, Franco I, Pizzuti J, Boroda J, Friedman S, Fine R, Horowitz M, Schlussel R, Landau-Dyer L, Zelkovic P, Freyle J, Sommer J, Gitlin J. Size matters: Total testicular volume predicts sperm count in Tanner V varicocele patients. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2024, 20: 960-966. PMID: 38876892, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2024.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative predictive valueSemen analysisAbnormal SAPredictive valueSperm countSurgical interventionTesticular volumeRetrospective single-center chart reviewSingle-center chart reviewOdds ratioAppropriateness of surgical interventionLeft-sided varicoceleMotile sperm countAbnormal semen analysisReceiver operating characteristic analysisPrevalence of varicoceleMultivariate logistic regressionTotal testicular volumeYouden's J statisticVaricocele gradeMedian ageChart reviewUltrasound resultsYounger patientsRisk stratification
2022
Biomarkers of Stress and Male Fertility
Spitzer TL, Trussell JC, Coward RM, Hansen KR, Barnhart KT, Cedars MI, Diamond MP, Krawetz SA, Sun F, Zhang H, Santoro N, Steiner AZ. Biomarkers of Stress and Male Fertility. Reproductive Sciences 2022, 29: 1262-1270. PMID: 35106743, PMCID: PMC9078052, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-00853-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive birth rateSemen parametersSalivary levelsSperm countPregnancy/live birth rateBirth rateTotal motile sperm countMale factor infertilityMotile sperm countDNA fragmentationTotal sperm countSalivary cortisol levelsMale fertilityStress-related biomarkersChi-square testingSalivary alpha-amylaseInfertility trialsCohort studyHighest quintileIntrauterine inseminationPregnancy rateUpper quintileInfertile menPhysiologic measuresBiomarkers of stress
2020
Intrauterine insemination performance characteristics and post-processing total motile sperm count in relation to live birth for couples with unexplained infertility in a randomised, multicentre clinical trial
Hansen KR, Peck JD, Coward RM, Wild RA, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Coutifaris C, Alvero R, Robinson RD, Casson P, Christman GM, Santoro N, Zhang H. Intrauterine insemination performance characteristics and post-processing total motile sperm count in relation to live birth for couples with unexplained infertility in a randomised, multicentre clinical trial. Human Reproduction 2020, 35: 1296-1305. PMID: 32432326, PMCID: PMC7316499, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal motile sperm countLive birth rateHigher total motile sperm countUnexplained infertilityMulticentre clinical trialMotile sperm countClinical trialsLive birthsOvarian stimulationHCG injectionBirth ratePatient discomfortSperm countTreatment cyclesSecondary analysisEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteSTUDY FUNDING/COMPETINGLive birth successMultiple Intrauterine GestationsDuration of infertilityIUI treatment cyclesLive birth outcomesPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSROLE OF CHANCEYears of age
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