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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"male reproductive health"”.
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Male reproductive health : reasons why men may choose to participate in trials
… of literature about reasons to participate in male reproductive health trials (RHTs), the broader area of reasons to participate in clinical trials, from a non-clinical sample, was reviewed. The review attempts to determine reasons why ‘healthy’ people participate in clinical trials and …
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Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa
… and have been associated with declining male reproductive health. These chemicals act by disrupting the normal functioning of the male endocrine system, through their actions on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Reported male reproductive abnormalities are reproductive organ …
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Genetic, environmental and life-style effects on androgen receptor function
Androgens regulate male reproductive function and their effects are mediated through the androgen receptor (AR). The AR gene contains a polymorphic CAG repeat, encoding a stretch of glutamines, affecting the transcriptional activity of the AR. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a downstream target …
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Role of androgens in testicular development and dysgenesis
Disorders of male reproductive health which manifest at birth (cryptorchidism, hypospadias) or in young adulthood (testicular germ cell cancer and low sperm counts), are common and may be increasing in incidence. These disorders have a common fetal origin and share risk factors; consequently they …
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Adolescent Males Involvement in Pregnancy Prevention: Deliberate Action to Protect Future Goals
… study was to explore the process of adolescent male involvement in teen pregnancy prevention. Grounded theory method was used to discover the meaning of pregnancy prevention from the adolescent male perspective. Individual interviews were conducted with eighteen 18-year old boys who were seniors …