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Open AccessCorrection: The effectiveness of immediate versus delayed tubal flushing with oil-based contrast in women with unexplained infertility (H2Oil-timing study): study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
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Open AccessThe effectiveness of immediate versus delayed tubal flushing with oil-based contrast in women with unexplained infertility (H2Oil-timing study): study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
In women with unexplained infertility, tubal flushing with oil-based contrast during hysterosal**ography leads to significantly more live births as compared to tubal flushing with water-based contrast during...
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Open AccessStudy protocol to investigate biomolecular muscle profile as predictors of long-term urinary incontinence in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and rectus abdominis muscles (RAM) of pregnant diabetic rats exhibit atrophy, co-localization of fast and slow fibers and an increased collagen type I/III ratio. However, the role of...
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What kind of sexual dysfunction is most common among overweight and obese women in reproductive age?
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and sexual health and determine what kind of sexual dysfunction is most common among overweight and obese women in reprodu...
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Surgical anatomy of the pudendal nerve and its branches in South Africans
Dissection of the pudendal nerve (PN) and its branches in 71 cadavers revealed anatomic variations not previously described. Knowledge of this variation is necessary to prevent nerve injury resulting in sexual...
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A randomized phase II study of pomegranate extract for men with rising PSA following initial therapy for localized prostate cancer
Pomegranate juice has been associated with PSA doubling time (PSADT) elongation in a single-arm phase II trial. This study assesses biological activity of two doses of pomegranate extract (POMx) in men with re...
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Handheld articulating laparoscopic instruments driven by robotic technology. First clinical experience in gynecological surgery
Kymerax, a new robotic-driven, handheld articulating laparoscopic device, that provides improved triangulation while preserving precise motions, has just recently been introduced to the European market. The KY...
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Open AccessEfficacy of polyethylene glycol adhesion barrier after gynecological laparoscopic surgery
Postoperative adhesions are the most frequent complication of peritoneal surgery, causing small bowel obstruction, female infertility and chronic pain. This pilot study assessed the efficacy of a sprayable pol...
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Effect of testosterone supplementation on sexual functioning in aging men: a 6-month randomized controlled trial
Serum testosterone levels decline significantly with aging and this has been associated with reduced sexual function. We have conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the e...
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Erectile dysfunction prospectively associated with cardiovascular disease in the Dutch general population: results from the Krimpen Study
The possible relationship between erectile dysfunction and the later occurrence of cardiovascular disease while biologically plausible has been evaluated in only a few studies. Our objective is to determine th...
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Efficacy and safety of pomegranate juice on improvement of erectile dysfunction in male patients with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study
This randomized-controlled trial examined the efficacy of wonderful variety pomegranate juice versus placebo in improving erections in 53 completed subjects with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction. The cros...
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Apical soft tissue biopsies predict biochemical failure in radical perineal prostatectomy patients with apical cancer involvement
The aim of the study was to prospectively assess the role of apical soft tissue biopsies in radical perineal prostatectomy (RPP) patients with documented apical prostate cancer (PCA) involvement. Between June ...
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Social sex selection and the balance of the sexes: Empirical evidence from Germany, the UK, and the US
Preconception sex selection for nonmedical reasons is one of the most controversial issues in bioethics today. The most powerful objection to social sex selection is based on the assumption that it may severel...
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Book and Conference Proceedings
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Cell-Cell Fusion as a Means to Establish Pluripotency
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), embryonic germ cells (EGCs), and embryonic carcinoma cells (ECCs) are three types of pluripotent cells derived from mammalian embryos. The three cell types are capable not only of ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Derivation of Germ Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), derivatives of cells of early mammalian embryos, have proven to be one of the most powerful tools in developmental and stem cell biology. When injected into embryos, ESCs can contr...
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Incidence rates of erectile dysfunction in the Dutch general population. Effects of definition, clinical relevance and duration of follow-up in the Krimpen Study
This study aims to describe the incidence rate of erectile dysfunction (ED) in older men in the Netherlands according to three definitions. The influence of the duration of follow-up on the incidence rate is a...
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Whole-mount prostate sections reveal differential endoglin expression in stromal, epithelial, and endothelial cells with the development of prostate cancer
Endoglin is a nonsignaling receptor for transforming growth factor that contributes to the action of this growth factor in diverse cell types. It may also exhibit a function of its own. Endoglin levels vary wi...
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Prevalence of erectile dysfunction: a systematic review of population-based studies
A systematic review was conducted on the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in the general population. Studies were retrieved which reported prevalence rates of ED in the general population. Using a speci...
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Steroid secretion by human oocyte-coroma-comulus complexes associated with conceptions following in vitro fertilization
Seventy-one oocyte-corona-cumulus complexes (OCCCs) were obtained from eight women who conceived and delivered following in vitro fertilization (IVF) and eight women who were matched for the number of embryos ...
