tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Genital gender confirming surgery (GCS) offers a wide array of options for people who identify as either transgender or gender non-conforming. The most commonly selected options include creation of a neovagina (male to female, MtF) or a neophallus (female to male, FtM). GCS is somewhat unique among other urologic proc...

Vascular andrology, or angioandrology, was formed on the principle of an interdisciplinary approach in medicine. The object study were pelvic varicose veins, arteriovenous conflicts, chronic pain syndrome, erectile dysfunction, prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms. New approaches developed within this scientific clinical direction have significantly improved results treatment ...

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York; Nutritional Research and Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Urology and Andrology, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden; Hormones and Cancer Unit, IARC, Lyon, France; and Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Rikshospitalet, Oslo,...

Inter-technician and between-laboratory differences, especially during the evaluation of sperm morphology, have been a major cause of concern. The study aimed to develop an intensive training programme with intervals of continuous quality control assessments for sperm morphology. Twenty andrology laboratories from sub-Saharan Africa were invited to participate in a World Health Organization Spe...

The 5th edition of WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen (2010) represents a comprehensive revision. This article aims to explore the applicability of this manual to andrology laboratories in China mainland in view of sperm count analysis, sperm motility analysis, sperm morphology analysis, sperm function analysis, anti-sperm antibody and seminal plasma biochem...

The introduction of the operative microscope for andrological surgery in the 1970s provided enhanced magnification and accuracy, unparalleled to any previous visual loop or magnification techniques. This technology revolutionized techniques for microsurgery in andrology. Today, we may be on the verge of a second such revolution by the incorporation of robotic assisted platforms for microsurgery...

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. The 2016 Huaxia Medical Forum—Genitourinary Tumor & The 2016 Greatwall International Translational Andrology and Urology Forum (GUT-HMF 2016 & GITAU 2016) was held at the Tianjin Convention Center in Tianjin, China from April 15–17, 2016. We are honored to invite Dr. Bang-Ping Jiann for an interview after his speech o...