Although in recent years flow cytometry (FCM) has become common place in clinical haemotopathology laboratories, application of this technology in the andrology laboratory remains largely unrealized. Flow cytometry is the semiautomated study of the antigen profile of cells using the Scatchard principle of antigen-antibody binding and fluorochrome-based detection systems. Recent technical advanc...

The editor of Basic and Clinical Andrology would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 25 (2015).

Asian Journal of Andrology (AJA, http://www. asiaandro.com) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal. It is sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Its Editor-in-Chief is Prof Yi-Fei Wang who is an internationally well-known reproductive expert. Its recent SCI Impact factor is 2.140. It could become...

Andrology has a long history in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) discussions concerning andropathies, and documentation of relevant therapeutic methods abound in the ancient literature on TCM. Integrated treatment combining TCM and Western medicine has seen both broad and in-depth development, with formidable status in the field of modern andrology in China. This article attempts to demonstra...

The Editors of Basic and Clinical Andrology would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 24 (2014) and whose valuable support is fundamental to its success.

The quality of life (QoL) concept now includes new aspects related to patients’ well-being because QoL has become more a personal perception than an objective and measurable entity. Here, we discuss the principal QoL-related in urology andrology by using narrative review. Some concerning are essential when managing uro-andrological patients. aim treatments should not only include absence diseas...