Vasectomy is a reliable male contraceptive method with a success rate exceeding 98%. Despite its efficacy, vasectomy is not foolproof, with potential early and late failures requiring careful postoperative monitoring via post-vasectomy semen analysis...
Flagellar motility in sperm is activated and regulated by factors related to the eggs at fertilization. In the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, a sulfated steroid called the SAAF (sperm activating and attracting factor) induces both sperm motility activa...
Background: Few data are currently available on the treatment of patients with HPV infection. In particular, there is no agreement on the use of antioxidants in these patients. Ellagic acid and annona muricata appear to improve HPV clearance in infec...
Background/Objectives: The American Urological Association (AUA) vasectomy guidelines’ current recommendation to obtain the first post-vasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) from 8 weeks to 16 weeks post-vasectomy is based predominantly on azoospermia...
High dose medetomidine 0.13 mg/kg can be used for semen collection in cats with variable results in terms of quantity and quality. Therefore, a variation in terms of distribution and elimination among patients has been hypothesised. The aim of the st...
Background: Accumulating data suggest that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may be associated with male infertility by impairing sperm quality. An induced anti-HPV humoral immune response could mediate the effective clearance of HPV infection. Th...
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder mainly characterized by impaired mucociliary clearance and chronic respiratory symptoms. From a consanguineous family, a male patient, although with respiratory complaints since birth, was d...