OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the current understanding of the effects and potential mechanisms
of obesity on male fertility. DESIGN: Literature review of articles pertaining to obesity and …

Idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (iOAT) affects approximately 30% of all infertile
men. This mini‐review discussed recent data in this field. Age, non‐inflammatory functional …

We present an analysis of the current foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Great Britain over
the first 2 months of the spread of the virus. The net transmission potential of the pathogen …

Reproductive pathology in the male represents about 20% of infertility cases. Male infertility
may be attributed to a number of causes, including genetic and congenital abnormalities …

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with ejaculated, epididymal or testicular spermatozoa
was first successful in 1992 and has since become the widely accepted treatment for …

Interventional electrophysiology offers a great variety of treatment options to patients
suffering from symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia. Catheter ablation of supraventricular and …

The discovery of TATA-binding protein–related factors (TRFs) has suggested alternative
mechanisms for gene-specific transcriptional regulation and raised interest in their biological …

This study evaluated if the negative influence of Escherichia coli on the motility of human
spermatozoa is a consequence of E. coli‐induced ultrastructural alterations. Suspensions of …

A case control study was carried out to determine the value of sperm chromatin
condensation in the assessment of male fertility. A total of 165 semen samples from 90 …

The major function of the reproductive system is to ensure the survival of the species by
passing on hereditary traits from one generation to the next. This is accomplished through …