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 ...

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.

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 ...

Slide animation describing the surgical procedure for removal of one or both Testis (Orchiectomy) that is done for prostate cancer, torsion testis or testicular tumor. Interactive section of Medindia ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aveiro and the University of Porto, both in Portugal, and the University of Birmingham in the U.K. has found that for humans, the brain and testis have the ...

About 9% of men of reproductive age in the United States experience fertility problems. One of the many causes of male infertility is a failure in germline development, the process by which embryonic ...

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 ...

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 ...

The moment I heard that an herbal remedy and syringes had been found at the home of the accused murderer, athlete Oscar Pistorius, I suspected that it might not have been "herbal" but rather a ...