There is a widespread perception that the gender differences in the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) are due to higher testosterone concentrations in men and that testosterone supplementation in men would adversely affect the plasma lipoprotein profile, therefore increasing the risk of atherosclerotic heart disease. The case reports of cardiovascular accidents among athletes who had ...

The pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of the Androderm testosterone (T) transdermal system (TTD) and intramuscular T enanthate injections (i.m.) for the treatment of male hypogonadism were compared in a 24-week multicenter, randomized, parallel-group study. Sixty-six adult hypogonadal men (22-65 years of age) were withdrawn from prior i.m. treatment for 4-6 weeks and then randomly assigned...

Isoji Sasagawa, MD, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-23 (Japan) Dear Sir, Sex chromosome abnormality is one of the representative causes of male infertility. Previously, various types of the abnormality have been reported [1, 2]. Patients with the abnormality usually show gonadal dysfunction [3]. Similar dysfunction was ...

Stress is a limiting factor in assisted reproduction in wild animals maintained in captivity and measures to reduce it should improve reproductive success. The effect of the long-acting neuroleptic (LAN) perphenazine enanthate was assessed on ovarian stimulation for the recovery of immature oocytes from Mohor gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr) and their subsequent in vitro maturation, fertilization a...

BLAZEVICH, A. J., and A. GIORGI. Effect of testosterone administration and weight training on muscle architecture. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 33, No. 10, 2001, pp. 1688-1693. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess muscle architecture changes in subjects who were administered supraphysiologic doses of testosterone enanthate (TE) and concurrently performed heavy resistance training. ...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have found that consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer. This effect seems to be due to aromatic glucosinolate content. Glucosinolates are known for have both antiproliferative and proapoptotic actions. Maca is a cruciferous cultivated in the highlands of Peru. The absolute content of glucosinolates in Maca hy...