Substantive improvements in the treatment of pediatric diseases such as leukemia and sarcomas have led to greater numbers of survivors, many of whom have reduced fertility. One means of preserving the ...

Torsion of the testis is a condition where the testis spins resulting in twisting of the spermatic cord. It is essential to know in brief about the development and the structure of the testis and ...

A team led by University of Osaka researchers has developed a technique to generate testes from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) outside the ...

Despite 15 years of international research on the topic, there are no guidelines on the management of boys with NPT. The management of boys with this disorder is still controversial, and in this ...

Polyorchidism is a rare condition that causes males to be born with more than two testicles. Usually, the condition involves three testicles. People with polyorchidism are born with more than two ...

Undescended testis, which is a risk factor for testicular cancer, is usually treated surgically, but whether the age at treatment has any effect on the risk is unclear. We studied the relation between ...

In boys with undescended testis, the risk of developing infertility is traditionally predicted based on a decrease in germ cell count observed using testicular biopsy samples. However, the process of ...

A breakthrough study published in PLoS Biology demonstrates that rat testis tissue frozen for over 20 years can be successfully transplanted into infertile mice to regenerate and produce sperms.

My 2013 book, How We Do It, addressed an enduring mystery in mammal reproduction: “It is often claimed that the word ‘testify’ comes from an ancient Roman custom in which a man would clutch his testes ...

A man's fertility depends on the quality and the quantity of sperms he produces. However, sperm quality and count, in turn, depend on a lot of factors his lifestyle, age, stress levels, overall ...