...Yasuhisa Yamamoto; Nikolaos Sofikitis; Ikuo Miyagawa We evaluated the effects of chronic renal failure (CRF) on the sperm fertilizing potential of rats. CRF was induced in 20 male 8-week-old Wistar rats (group A) by performing 5/6 nephrectomy in two stages. An additional 10 rats underwent a two...

...Yuichi Adachi; Isoji Sasagawa; Teruhiro Nakada The effect of adenine-induced chronic renal failure on the male reproductive system was studied using male Wistar rats. On the 30th experimental day, serum creatinine and urea nitrogen were elevated in adenine-treated rats. Body weight ratio...

...M. Kodama; M. Ikegami; M. Imanishi; T. Uemura; M. Takada; K. Kohri; T. Kurita The combination of chronic renal failure plus parathyroid adenocarcinoma is very rare. A 53-year-old female had been on hemodialysis for chronic renal failure for 7 years. For 2 years she has had bilateral knee joint pain...

...Carlos Eduardo; V. Mosconi; Luiz Estevam Ianhez; Milton Borrelli; Emil Sabbaga; Campos Freire Vesicoureteral reflux was observed in 19 of 180 patients (10.5 %) with end-stage chronic renal failure. The underlying disease in the patients with reflux was chronic glomerulonephritis in 8.3 %, chronic...

... and 86% of patients without premature ejaculation, respectively. Conclusions: Premature ejaculation is a prevalent disorder in hemodialysis patients and seems to affect the satisfaction rate and sexual quality of life of these patients. Chronic renal failure Ejaculation Premature ejaculation...