Andrology

Papers
(The TQCC of Andrology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
No detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 from urine, expressed prostatic secretions, and semen in 74 recovered COVID‐19 male patients: A perspective and urogenital evaluation121
Severely low testosterone in males with COVID‐19: A case‐control study106
The semen microbiome and its impact on sperm function and male fertility: A systematic review and meta‐analysis97
European academy of andrology guidelines on Klinefelter Syndrome Endorsing Organization: European Society of Endocrinology93
Distribution of semen examination results 2020 – A follow up of data collated for the WHO semen analysis manual 201078
“Mask up to keep it up”: Preliminary evidence of the association between erectile dysfunction and COVID‐1973
Short‐term effects of COVID‐19 on semen parameters: A multicenter study of 69 cases70
Testosterone in males with COVID‐19: A 7‐month cohort study58
Health and health care access in the US transgender population health (TransPop) survey58
Exploring the role of gut microbiome in male reproduction55
The relationship of serum testosterone levels with the clinical course and prognosis of COVID‐19 disease in male patients: A prospective study54
The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: Scrotal ultrasound reference ranges and associations with clinical, seminal, and biochemical characteristics54
Testicular pathology in fatal COVID‐19: A descriptive autopsy study49
Seminal human papillomavirus infection and reproduction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis37
Effects of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection on male sex‐related hormones in recovering patients37
Prospective two‐arm study of the testicular function in patients with COVID‐1937
Erectile and sexual dysfunction in male and female patients with celiac disease: A cross‐sectional observational study35
Are sperm parameters able to predict the success of assisted reproductive technology? A retrospective analysis of over 22,000 assisted reproductive technology cycles35
Penile inversion vaginoplasty outcomes: Complications and satisfaction32
Sperm quality in transgender women before or after gender affirming hormone therapy—A prospective cohort study31
The impact of diabetes mellitus type 1 on male fertility: Systematic review and meta‐analysis28
The environmental and occupational influence of pesticides on male fertility: A systematic review of human studies27
The association between cannabis use and testicular function in men: A systematic review and meta‐analysis27
Coronavirus: A possible cause of reduced male fertility27
Male factor infertility trends throughout the last 10 years: Report from a tertiary‐referral academic andrology centre27
Covid‐19 vaccination BNT162b2 temporarily impairs semen concentration and total motile count among semen donors27
Clomiphene citrate for men with hypogonadism: a systematic review and meta‐analysis26
Clomiphene citrate for male infertility: A systematic review and meta‐analysis26
Somatotropic‐Testicular Axis: A crosstalk between GH/IGF‐I and gonadal hormones during development, transition, and adult age26
Varicocoele and oxidative stress: New perspectives from animal and human studies26
Berberine ameliorates erectile dysfunction in rats with streptozotocin‐induced diabetes mellitus through the attenuation of apoptosis by inhibiting the SPHK1/S1P/S1PR2 and MAPK pathways24
Li‐ESWT treatment reduces inflammation, oxidative stress, and pain via the PI3K/AKT/FOXO1 pathway in autoimmune prostatitis rat models23
Triglyceride‐Glucose Index (TyG) is associated with erectile dysfunction: A cross‐sectional study23
4BNT162b2 mRNA COVID‐19 vaccine and semen: What do we know?22
Differential impact of four sperm preparation techniques on sperm motility, morphology, DNA fragmentation, acrosome status, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial activity: A prospective study21
Historical trends for the standards in scrotal ultrasonography: What was, what is and what will be normal21
JAK2 deficiency improves erectile function in diabetic mice through attenuation of oxidative stress, apoptosis, and fibrosis20
COVID‐19 and male infertility: An update20
The association of free testosterone levels with coronavirus disease 201920
Whole‐genome sequencing identifies new candidate genes for nonobstructive azoospermia20
Vasectomy utilization in men aged 18–45 declined between 2002 and 2017: Results from the United States National Survey for Family Growth data20
Testosterone in males with COVID‐19: a 12‐month cohort study20
The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: An overview on male genital tract ultrasound reference ranges19
miRNAs and radiotherapy response in prostate cancer19
The management of erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes mellitus unresponsive to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors19
Sexual health after vaginoplasty: A systematic review19
Seminal exosomal miR‐210‐3p as a potential marker of Sertoli cell damage in Varicocele19
Understanding and treating ejaculatory dysfunction in men with diabetes mellitus19
Postpubertal spermatogonial stem cell transplantation restores functional sperm production in rhesus monkeys irradiated before and after puberty19
MicroRNA‐targeting in spermatogenesis: Over‐expressions of microRNA‐23a/b‐3p and its affected targeting of the genes ODF2 and UBQLN3 in spermatozoa of patients with oligoasthenozoospermi18
The future direction of imaging in prostate cancer: MRI with or without contrast injection18
Effects of diabetes mellitus on sperm quality and fertility outcomes: Clinical evidence18
Is there a role for glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists in the treatment of male infertility?18
Low androgen status inhibits erectile function by increasing pyroptosis in rat corpus cavernosum17
Does an increase in adipose tissue ‘weight’ affect male fertility? A systematic review and meta‐analysis based on semen analysis performed using the WHO 2010 criteria17
Improvement of sperm morphology after surgical varicocele repair16
Current status of the COVID‐19 and male reproduction: A review of the literature16
The penile duplex ultrasound: How and when to perform it?16
Infertile couples still undergo assisted reproductive treatments without initial andrological evaluation in the real‐life setting: A failure to adhere to guidelines?16
Testosterone therapy in diabetes and pre‐diabetes16
When to ask for an MRI of the scrotum15
Testis‐specific serine kinase 3 is required for sperm morphogenesis and male fertility15
Use of contrast enhanced ultrasound in testicular diseases: A comprehensive review15
6‐nitrodopamine is a major endogenous modulator of human vas deferens contractility15
Risk of health status worsening in primary infertile men: A prospective 10‐year follow‐up study15
Clinical use of hyaluronic acid in andrology: A review15
The role of scrotal ultrasonography from infancy to puberty15
Effects of diet and antihyperglycemic drugs on erectile dysfunction: A systematic review15
The impact of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of young patients with vasculogenic mild erectile dysfunction: A prospective randomized single‐blind, sham controlled study15
Efficacy and safety of letrozole or anastrozole in the treatment of male infertility with low testosterone‐estradiol ratio: A meta‐analysis and systematic review14
Primary organic versus primary psychogenic erectile dysfunction: Findings from a real‐life cross‐sectional study14
Varicocoele. Classification and pitfalls14
Imaging in gynecomastia14
Erectile dysfunction in hyperuricemia: A prevalence meta‐analysis and meta‐regression study14
The impact of different WHO reference criteria for semen analysis in clinical practice: Who will benefit from the new 2021 thresholds for normal semen parameters?14
Role of small RNAs harbored by sperm in embryonic development and offspring phenotype14
Low BMI, but not high BMI, influences the timing of puberty in boys14
Sperm DNA methylation changes after short‐term nut supplementation in healthy men consuming a Western‐style diet13
Semen quality and waiting time to pregnancy explored using association mining13
Association of age, hormonal, and lifestyle factors with the Leydig cell biomarker INSL3 in aging men from the European Male Aging Study cohort13
The role of miR‐128‐3p through MAPK14 activation in the apoptosis of GC2 spermatocyte cell line following heat stress13
A higher preconceptional paternal body mass index influences fertilization rate and preimplantation embryo development13
Prevalence of CBAVD in azoospermic men carrying pathogenic CFTR mutations ‐ Evaluated in a cohort of 639 non‐vasectomized azoospermic men13
Fertility outcomes and predictors for successful sperm retrieval and pregnancy in 327 azoospermic men with a history of cryptorchidism who underwent microdissection testicular sperm extraction13
Paeonol ameliorates diabetic erectile dysfunction by inhibiting HMGB1/RAGE/NF‐kB pathway13
Type 2 diabetes mellitus increases risk of erectile dysfunction independent of obesity and dyslipidemia: A Mendelian randomization study13
Paratesticular lesions: Aetiology and appearances on ultrasound13
RUBIC (ReproUnion Biobank and Infertility Cohort): A binational clinical foundation to study risk factors, life course, and treatment of infertility and infertility‐related morbidity13
Regional and ethnic differences in semen quality and reproductive hormones in Russia: A Siberian population‐based cohort study of young men12
Conventional ICSI vs. physiological selection of spermatozoa for ICSI (picsi) in sibling oocytes12
Role of multiparametric ultrasound in testicular focal lesions and diffuse pathology evaluation, with particular regard to elastography: Review of literature12
A novel flavonoid derivative of icariside II improves erectile dysfunction in a rat model of cavernous nerve injury12
Hepatitis B virus surface protein induces sperm dysfunction through the activation of a Bcl2/Bax signaling cascade triggering AIF/Endo G–mediated apoptosis12
Fertility potential in adult men treated for uncorrected bilateral cryptorchidism: A systematic literature review and analysis of case reports12
MiRNA biomarkers in cancers of the male reproductive system: Are we approaching clinical application?12
Altered mitochondrial function in spermatozoa from patients with repetitive fertilization failure after ICSI revealed by proteomics12
The role of androgens in clitorophallus development and possible applications to transgender patients12
The symptomatic burden of Peyronie's disease at presentation according to patient age: A critical analysis of the Peyronie's disease questionnaire (PDQ) domains12
Effect and in silico characterization of genetic variants associated with severe spermatogenic disorders in a large Iberian cohort12
Identification of hub biomarkers and exploring the roles of immunity, M6A, ferroptosis, or cuproptosis in rats with diabetic erectile dysfunction12
Male reproductive system inflammation after healing from coronavirus disease 201912
ADAD2 functions in spermiogenesis and piRNA biogenesis in mice12
Bariatric surgery has positive effects on patients’ and their partners’ sexual function: A prospective study11
The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: Prostate‐vesicular transrectal ultrasound reference ranges and associations with clinical, seminal and biochemical cha11
Sperm DNA fragmentation and idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss: Results from a multicenter case–control study11
Can a sperm selection technique improve embryo ploidy?11
Does sperm origin—Ejaculated or testicular—Affect embryo morphokinetic parameters?11
Reproductive health risks and clinician practices with gender diverse adolescents and young adults11
Relationship between male age, semen parameters and assisted reproductive technology outcomes11
Very low‐calorie ketogenic diet rapidly augments testosterone levels in non‐diabetic obese subjects11
Altered non‐coding RNA profiles of seminal plasma extracellular vesicles of men with poor semen quality undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment11
Extracellular vesicles from human urine‐derived stem cells merged in hyaluronic acid ameliorate erectile dysfunction in type 2 diabetic rats by glans administration11
Testicular torsion–detorsion causes dysfunction of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation11
Combination of fetuin and trehalose in presence of low glycerol has beneficial effects on freeze‐thawed ram spermatozoa11
Growth, growth potential, and influences on adult height in the transgender and gender‐diverse population11
Proteomic changes in human spermatozoa during in vitro capacitation and acrosome reaction in normozoospermia and asthenozoospermia11
Intra‐cavernous injection of BOTOX® (50 and 100 Units) for treatment of vasculogenic erectile dysfunction: Randomized controlled trial11
DNA damage in testicular germ cells and spermatozoa. When and how is it induced? How should we measure it? What does it mean?11
Association between latent toxoplasmosis and fertility parameters of men10
MHA, an interactive website for scRNA‐seq data of male genitourinary development and disease10
Identifying neuroimaging biomarkers for psychogenic erectile dysfunction by fusing multi‐level brain information: A resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging study10
How genetic defects in piRNA trimming contribute to male infertility10
EAA/EMQN best practice guidelines for molecular diagnosis of Y‐chromosomal microdeletions: State of the art 202310
What are Sertoli cells? Historical, methodological, and functional aspects10
Supplementation of Mito TEMPO and acetovanillone in semen extender improves freezability of buffalo spermatozoa10
Addiction and human male fertility: A systematic review and a critical appraisal10
Three‐dimensional structure of testis cords in mice and rats10
Low androgen status inhibits erectile function by upregulating the expression of proteins of mitochondria‐associated membranes in rat corpus cavernosum10
Busulfan impairs blood–testis barrier and spermatogenesis by increasing noncollagenous 1 domain peptide via matrix metalloproteinase 910
Varicocoele‐associated male infertility: Cellular and molecular perspectives of pathophysiology10
Is there a temporal trend in semen quality in Belgian candidate sperm donors and in sperm donors’ fertility potential from 1995 onwards?10
Improving standard practices in studies using results from basic human semen examination10
Impact of paternal age on assisted reproductive technology outcomes and offspring health: a systematic review10
Which patient may benefit the most from penile prosthesis implantation?10
Chemotherapy‐induced toxicity in patients with testicular germ cell tumors: The impact of physical fitness and regular exercise10
Association between obstructive sleep apnea and male serum testosterone: A systematic review and meta‐analysis10
Fertility preservation and sperm donation in transgender individuals: The current situation within the French CECOS network9
Sperm DNA damage: The possible link between obesity and male infertility, an update of the current literature9
A new oral testosterone (TLANDO) treatment regimen without dose titration requirement for male hypogonadism9
Novel predictive risk factor for erectile dysfunction: Serum high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein9
Relaxin exerts a protective effect during ischemia‐reperfusion in the rat model9
Pharmacokinetics of testosterone therapies in relation to diurnal variation of serum testosterone levels as men age9
Testis‐specific proteins, TSNAXIP1 and 1700010I14RIK, are important for sperm motility and male fertility in mice9
Sperm‐oviduct interactions: Key factors for sperm survival and maintenance of sperm fertilizing capacity9
Male seminal parameters are not associated with Leydig cell functional capacity in men9
Exposure to ambient particulate matter affects semen quality: A case study in Wenzhou, China9
Low‐intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy for diabetic men with erectile dysfunction: A systematic scoping review9
COVID‐19 and male reproduction: Current research and unknown factors9
Antioxidant effect of Elamipretide on bull's sperm cells during freezing/thawing process9
TNF‐α inhibits GDNF levels in Sertoli cells, through a NF‐κB‐dependent, HES1‐dependent mechanism9
Effects of recreational cannabis on testicular function in primary infertile men9
Aberrant default mode network and auditory network underlying the sympathetic skin response of the penis (PSSR) of patients with premature ejaculation: A resting‐state fMRI study9
Assessment of the architecture and integrity of frozen‐thawed testicular tissue from (pre)pubertal boys with cancer9
Trend of change of sperm count and concentration over the last two decades: A systematic review and meta‐regression analysis9
Neutral effect of exenatide on serum testosterone in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort9
A comparison of in vivo viral targeting systems identifies adeno‐associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) as an effective vector for genetic manipulation of Leydig cells in adult mice9
Safety and efficacy of botulinum neurotoxin in the treatment of erectile dysfunction refractory to phosphodiesterase inhibitors: Results of a randomized controlled trial9
Ultrasound evaluation of patients with male accessory gland inflammation: a pictorial review9
The Triglycerides and Glucose Index is not superior to HOMA‐IR in predicting testosterone deficiency among adult males9
Potential role of dynein‐related genes in the etiology of male infertility: A systematic review and a meta‐analysis9
Effects of treatment for diabetes mellitus on testosterone concentrations: A systematic review9
Prevalence of congenital cryptorchidism in Estonia9
Protective effect of remote ischemic postconditioning in rat testes after testicular torsion/detorsion8
New in vivo model to assess macroscopic, histological, and molecular changes in Peyronie's disease8
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated disruption of lipocalins, Ly6g5b, and Ly6g5c causes male subfertility in mice8
Adverse reactions of PDE5 inhibitors: An analysis of the World Health Organization pharmacovigilance database8
Simultaneous detection of sperm membrane integrity and DNA fragmentation by flow cytometry: A novel and rapid tool for sperm analysis8
Intrasurgical parameters associated with successful sperm retrieval in patients with non‐obstructive azoospermia undergoing salvage microdissection testicular sperm extraction8
Spermatozoa retrieval in azoospermia and expression profile of JMJD1A, TNP2, and PRM2 in a subset of the Karachi population8
Impact of chronic vitamin A excess on sperm morphogenesis in mice8
Central role of ultrasound in the evaluation of testicular function and genital tract obstruction in infertile males8
From subjective to objective: A pilot study on testicular radiomics analysis as a measure of gonadal function8
Data from 14,597 penile measurements of vietnamese men8
Clinical benefit for cryopreservation of single human spermatozoa for ICSI: A systematic review and meta‐analysis8
Late‐onset hypogonadism a challenging task for the andrology field8
Gender affirming hormonal treatment in Danish transgender persons: A nationwide register‐based study8
Association of testosterone therapy with disease progression in older males with COVID‐198
Reflections on the T Trials8
Evaluation of miR‐371a‐3p to predict viable germ cell tumor in patients with pure seminoma receiving retroperitoneal lymph node dissection8
Effect of COVID‐19 infection on the erectile function8
Impact of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease on reproductive and hormonal testicular function8
Association of urinary organophosphate esters level with sex steroid hormones levels in adult males: A nationwide study, NHANES 2013–20147
PDCL2 is essential for sperm acrosome formation and male fertility in mice7
Influence of circulating testosterone concentration on sperm cryoresistance: The ibex as an experimental model7
Novel sperm chromatin dispersion test with artificial intelligence‐aided halo evaluation: A comparison study with existing modalities7
Dopamine D2 receptors in the nucleus accumbens modulate erectile function in a rat model of nonorganic erectile dysfunction7
Testosterone recovery therapy targeting dysfunctional Leydig cells7
Hyaluronic acid‐sperm selection significantly improves the clinical outcome of couples with previous ICSI cycles failure7
Immune regulatory cytokines in seminal plasma of healthy men: A scoping review and analysis of variance7
Ferroptosis is involved in corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells impairment in diabetes mellitus‐induced erectile dysfunction7
Relationships of low‐grade systemic inflammation and nutritional status with erectile dysfunction severity in men on dialysis7
Serum and intratesticular inhibin B, AMH, and spermatogonial numbers in trans women at gender‐confirming surgery: An observational study7
Epigenetic priming as a mechanism of predetermination of spermatogonial stem cell fate7
Glycemic benefits with adherence to testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadism and type 2 diabetes mellitus7
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nicotine, and associations with sperm DNA fragmentation7
Epac activation induces an extracellular Ca2+‐independent Ca2+ wave that triggers acrosome reaction in human spermatozoa7
Minimizing opioid consumption by eliminating patient‐controlled analgesia after penile inversion vaginoplasty with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol7
Lactate as the sole energy substrate induces spontaneous acrosome reaction in viable stallion spermatozoa7
Investigation of racial disparities in semen parameters among white, black, and Asian men7
The miRNAs involved in prostate cancer chemotherapy response as chemoresistance and chemosensitivity predictors7
Practice and development of male contraception: European Academy of Andrology and American Society of Andrology guidelines7
The upregulation of tryptophan hydroxylase‐2 expression is important for premature ejaculation treatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor7
Influence of androgens on the innate immune system7
Two subsequent seminal productions: A good strategy to treat very severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermic infertile couples7
Vapour fast freezing with low semen volumes can highly improve motility and viability or DNA quality of cryopreserved human spermatozoa7
Evaluation of the novel vaginal contraceptive agent PPCM in preclinical studies using sperm hyaluronan binding and acrosome status assays7
Clinical parameters associated with altered sperm DNA fragmentation index among primary infertile men: Findings from a real‐life cross‐sectional study7
Increased androgen‐related comorbidity in adolescents and adults born with hypospadias: A population‐based study6
A patient‐centric pathway for testicular cancer – A multicentre study investigating the uptake of semen cryopreservation and impact on treatment6
Long‐term outcomes after plaque incision and grafting for Peyronie’s disease: comparison of porcine dermal and bovine pericardium grafts6
Acetyl‐L‐carnitine improves erectile function in bilateral cavernous nerve injury rats via promoting cavernous nerve regeneration6
Microenvironment of the male and female reproductive tracts regulate sperm fertility: Impact of viscosity, pH, and osmolality6
Muscle function following testosterone replacement in men on opioid therapy for chronic non‐cancer pain: A randomized controlled trial6
Saxagliptin alleviates erectile dysfunction through increasing stromal cell‐derived factor‐1 in diabetes mellitus6
Comparing the adult and pre‐pubertal testis: Metabolic transitions and the change in the spermatogonial stem cell metabolic microenvironment6
TENT5D disruption causes oligoasthenoteratozoospermia and male infertility6
Necrozoospermia: The tree that hides the forest6
Dynamics of epigenetic modifications in ICSI embryos from in vitro‐produced spermatozoa6
Testicular steroid sulfatase overexpression is associated with Leydig cell dysfunction in primary spermatogenic failure6
Low androgen level impairs erectile function of rat by regulating the Ng/CaN/AKT/eNOS pathway in penile corpus cavernosum6
Combination of trehalose and low boron in presence of decreased glycerol improves post‐thawed ram sperm parameters: A model study in boron research6
Multiparametric ultrasound for the diagnosis of Leydig cell tumours in non‐palpable testicular lesions6
Seminal extracellular vesicle sncRNA sequencing reveals altered miRNA/isomiR profiles as sperm retrieval biomarkers for azoospermia6
Expression of the pro‐inflammatory P2Y14 receptor in the non‐vasectomized and vasectomized human epididymis6
The efficacy of PDE5 inhibitors in diabetic patients6
Homeobox transcription factor Meis1 is crucial to Sertoli cell mediated regulation of male fertility6
Surgically retrieved spermatozoa for ICSI cycles in non‐azoospermic males with high sperm DNA fragmentation in semen6
Experimental validation of seminal miR‐31‐5p as biomarker for azoospermia and evaluation of the effect of preanalytical variables6
The CXCL10/CXCR3 axis regulates Th1 cell differentiation and migration in experimental autoimmune prostatitis through the PI3K/AKT pathway6
From Waterloo to the Great Wall: A retrospective, multicenter study on the clinical practice and cultural attitudes in the management of premature ejaculation, in China6
Evaluating the quality of reported outcomes for microsurgical TESE in men with non‐obstructive azoospermia: A methodological analysis6
Optimal vacuum erectile device therapy regimen for penile rehabilitation in a bilateral cavernous nerve crush rat model6
MiOXSYS® and OxiSperm® II assays appear to provide no clinical utility for determining oxidative stress in human sperm—results from repeated semen collections6
Expression of membrane fusion proteins in spermatozoa and total fertilisation failure during in vitro fertilisation6
Periodontitis, erectile dysfunction, reproductive hormones, and semen quality: A systematic review6
Ultrasound aspects of symptomatic versus asymptomatic forms of male accessory gland inflammation6
TGF‐β3 induces lactate production in Sertoli cell through inhibiting the Notch pathway6
The genetic spectrum of a Chinese series of patients with 46, XY disorders of the sex development6
Trps1 targets Ccnd1 to regulate mouse Leydig cell proliferation6
DNA methylation reprogramming of genomic imprints in the mammalian germline: A TET‐centric view6
Automated motility and morphology measurement of live spermatozoa6
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