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Philadelphia -- The incidence of major malformations after intracytoplasmic sperm injection is similar to that of conventional in vitro fertilization pregnancies and terminations, according to new data from an Australian [...]

Philadelphia -- Men being treated with radiation therapy for testicular cancer should be encouraged to cryopreserve sperm, say authors of a small study presented at the American Society for Reproductive [...]

Philadelphia -- Physicians should not presume a patient has a normal semen analysis based on his previous history of initiating a pregnancy, according to a semen analysis study of 183 [...]

Philadelphia -- Two newer intussusception methods--triangulation and longitudinal--are comparable to more established end-to-end and end-to-side techniques, according to a comparison of the rates of patency, pregnancy, and late failure with [...]

Philadelphia -- Treatment for testicular cancer caused the rates of severe oligozoospermia and azoospermia to rise from 7% to 27% and 0% to 12%, respectively, in a study that suggests [...]

Philadelphia -- Testicular size and pre-biopsy seminal pH are significant predictors of finding sperm at the time of testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in men with non-obstructive azoospermia, according to the [...]

Philadelphia -- Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (TESE) is successful in 85% of men with cryptozoospermia, according to a Turkish study that researchers say is the first to investigate the use [...]

Philadelphia -- Even after vasovasostomy success, there is a chance that transient patency ae the "shutting down" of viable sperm production ae may occur, say researchers from the University of [...]

Philadelphia -- The birth rate for all U.S. men increased for fathers aged 30 to 39 years and decreased for fathers aged 20 to 29 years between 1993 and 2002. [...]

Philadelphia -- Vitamin D may play a role in sperm physiology and male infertility, according to findings from new basic research presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 60th [...]

Philadelphia -- Vasectomy reversal is a viable option for men who desire restoration of fertility despite obstructive intervals exceeding 14 years, according to the results of a study by Cleveland [...]

Philadelphia -- A new study shows that fertilization rates with cryopreserved sperm are not inferior to those with "fresh" sperm, although it will be several more years before researchers can [...]

San Francisco -- In a study of nearly 300 men in various stages of prostate cancer treatment, a technique for evaluating cancer in bone marrow samples known as tumor cell [...]

San Francisco -- Intermittent androgen deprivation is as effective as continuous androgen deprivation in patients with a PSA relapse after radical prostatectomy, according to interim data presented at the AUA [...]

San Francisco -- The conclusion of a debated 1999 study--that immediate hormonal therapy in patients with node-positive prostate cancer who have undergone radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy confers a survival [...]

San Francisco -- When given prior to radiation therapy for prostate cancer, 3 months of neoadjuvant hormonal therapy is apparently enough. Longer periods of hormonal therapy do not offer increased [...]

San Francisco -- As a salvage for locally recurrent prostate cancer after failed radiation, targeted cryoablation of the prostate (TCAP) provides a "significantly better overall quality of life" than salvage [...]

San Francisco -- Although laparoscopic partial nephrectomy techniques have come a long way, there is still much progress needed before the procedure can be easily performed by surgeons, Cleveland Clinic [...]

San Francisco -- Even though patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease are at risk for renal tumors and eventual metastatic RCC, parenchymal-sparing surgery can be delayed until the largest tumor reaches [...]

San Francisco -- In patients with BPH, concomitant use of a phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor and an alpha-blocker does not appear to result in postural hypotension, hypotension, or syncope, according to [...]

San Francisco -- A combined sling and cystocele repair using cadaveric fascia lata was successful in 77% of patients at 2 years in a study from Virginia Mason Medical Center, [...]

Philadelphia -- Long-term, randomized clinical trials are needed to better determine the risks and benefits of testosterone replacement therapy in elderly men, according to researchers from various institutions. Data have [...]

Philadelphia -- Salivary testosterone is a valid screening test for male hypogonadism and correlates well with two major blood assays for testosterone--total testosterone and bioavailable testosterone, according to St. Louis [...]

Chicago -- Women with stress urinary incontinence receiving an investigational agent designed to inhibit two key neurotransmitters significantly showed a reduced number of weekly incontinence episodes and improvements in quality [...]

ATLANTA -- Weight management programs for kids have varying degrees of success, but the viability of such programs in the pediatric setting is crippled by extremely low reimbursement rates, according [...]

ATLANTA -- Psychotherapy and antidepressants are cost-effective treatments for those with severe irritable bowel syndrome. Psychotherapy and antidepressants improved health-related quality of life compared with routine treatment--without additional health care [...]

ATLANTA -- Baclofen inhibits transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations associated with duodenogastroesophageal reflux, Dr. Geert Koek said at the annual Digestive Disease Week. According to Dr. Geert Koek of Catholic [...]

ATLANTA -- A five-herb formula reduced symptoms of mild to moderate irritable bowel syndrome in a placebo-controlled study presented by Dr. Ahmed Madisch at Digestive Disease Week. The mean age [...]

ATLANTA -- Positive fecal occult blood tests in patients taking the anticoagulant war-farin should not be dismissed, according to a new study presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week. 'There [...]

NEW YORK -- Given the burgeoning numbers of women being treated off label with antiepilepsy drugs for conditions such as migraine headache, bipolar disorder, and pain, physicians need to be [...]

ATLANTA -- The risk for colorectal cancer is higher in women with a history of breast cancer, but that finding does not appear to influence the age at which to [...]

ATLANTA -- The "test and treat" approach of eradicating Helicobacter pylori infections in all patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease was at the heart of a number of presentations at the [...]

ATLANTA -- The benefits of the test and treat approach to Helicobacter pylori infection may extend beyond those afforded by reductions in symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia and [...]

ATLANTA -- The rising U.S. incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus with metaplasia has a nationwide group of researchers seeking factors that predict cancer risk in patients with gastroesophageal [...]

Contributing Writer NEW YORK -- Burgeoning numbers of women are being treated off label with antiepilepsy drugs for conditions such a migraine headache, bipolar disorder, and pain, and ob.gyns. need [...]

NEW YORK - Low socioeconomic status, considered to be a risk factor for gastric cancer, is not necessarily associated with poor outcomes. In one of the first studies to address [...]

ATLANTA -- Information is emerging about the effect of infliximab in pregnancy, and the initial results indicate no higher risk of miscarriage or birth defects, Dr. Jeffry A. Katz said [...]

ATLANTA -- Information is emerging about the effect of infliximab in pregnancy, and the initial results indicate no higher risk of miscarriage or birth defects, Dr. Jeffry A. Katz said [...]