2016
Trends in Testosterone Replacement Therapy Use from 2003 to 2013 among Reproductive-Age Men in the United States
Rao PK, Boulet SL, Mehta A, Hotaling J, Eisenberg ML, Honig SC, Warner L, Kissin DM, Nangia AK, Ross LS. Trends in Testosterone Replacement Therapy Use from 2003 to 2013 among Reproductive-Age Men in the United States. Journal Of Urology 2016, 197: 1121-1126. PMID: 27789218, PMCID: PMC11056957, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.10.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy useReproductive-age menTherapy usersMen 18Older menTestosterone replacement therapyTruven Health MarketScanLong-term sequelaeCommercial claims databaseYounger age groupsCochran-Armitage testCross-sectional analysisFourfold increaseMen 56Topical gel formulationTestosterone useClaims databaseReplacement therapySignificant threefold increaseInjection usePractice patternsGel usePoisson regressionAge groupsSemen analysis
2008
The expression and distribution of deoxyribonucleic acid repair and apoptosis markers in testicular germ cells of infertile varicocele patients resembles that of old fertile men
El-Domyati MM, Al-Din AB, Barakat MT, El-Fakahany HM, Honig S, Xu J, Sakkas D. The expression and distribution of deoxyribonucleic acid repair and apoptosis markers in testicular germ cells of infertile varicocele patients resembles that of old fertile men. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 93: 795-801. PMID: 19062002, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfertile varicocele patientsDNA repair markersVaricocele patientsFertile menTesticular germ cellsApoptosis markersRetrospective case-control studyRepair markersHuman testicular germ cellsCase-control studyCell proliferation markersApoptosis marker proteinsGerm cellsTesticular specimensImmunohistochemical stainingMAIN OUTCOMEFertile volunteersInfertile menPatientsProliferation markersAbove markersDeoxyribonucleic acid repairTesticular tissueYoung menMen