| 1. What are the components of the male reproductive system? Ken Roberts |
Topics: CNS, pituitary, testis, epididymis, prostate, seminal vesicles, scrotum, penis. |
| 2. What is the relationship between the various endocrine components of the male reproductive system? B.R. Zirkin |
Hypothalamo-pituitary-testicular axis, feedback loops |
| 3. What compounds mediate communication within the male reproductive system? Where and how are male-associated hormones produced? M.D. Griswold |
Gonadotropins, steroids and their sites of synthesis Production of gonadotropins |
| 4. How is communication mediated within the male reproductive system? D.J. Tindall |
Hormone receptors, signal transduction |
| 5. How are germ cells produced and what factors control their production? L. Hermo, Y. Clermont |
Germ cell development in the testis (including mitosis, meiosis, spermiogenesis), Sertoli cells, other cell types |
| 6. What are the unique chromosomal events leading to the formation of a haploid male germ cell? J.L. Pryor |
Stages of meiosis, chromosomal events, genetic recombination |
| 7. What does the epididymis do and how does it do it? B.T. Hinton |
Physiology, sperm maturation |
| 8. What is the prostate and what is its function? D. Coffey |
Physiology, function (anatomy, embryology) |
| 9. What is semen? How does semen analysis assist in understanding the reproductive status of the male? R.P. Amann, D.F. Katz, C. Wang |
Semen composition and analysis (animal, human), related tests |
| 10. What is sperm banking? When and how is it (or should it be) used in humans? Animals? S. Rothmann |
Sperm banking, consequences of its use in animal and clinical practice |
| 11. How does the spermatozoon make its way to the egg and how does fertilization take place? D.G. Myles |
Capacitation, acrosome reaction, zona binding |
| 12. What factors determine the sex of an individual? C.M. Nagamine |
X, Y, SRY (loci, genes), sequence of events in development of normal male |
| 13. Are there specific genetic defects affecting the male reproductive tract? What are the underlying molecular mechanisms? by T.R. Brown |
Androgen insensitivity, Turner's and Klinefelter's syndrome, chromosomes, gene loci |
| 14. Is there a trigger for puberty in the male? Should early or delayed puberty be treated? If so, how? by C.J. Migeon |
Early, normal, delayed puberty, treatment |
| 15. How is male infertility defined? How is it diagnosed? by R.J. Sherins |
Epidemiology, causes, work-up (history, physical, lab tests) |
| 16. What are the existing and future therapeutic approaches for male infertility? When should IVF be used for male infertility? What is the role for psychological counselling for infertility? by P. Schlegel |
Treatment -medical, empirical, surgical, alternative, adoption, donor, psychological |
| 17. How is fertility assessed in domestic animals? by R. Fayrer-Hosken, R. Amann |
Infertility diagnosis in the different species, evaluation of the male for clinical management |
| 18. What are the existing male contraceptives and what is the outlook for new ones? N.J. Alexander, G. Bialy |
Androgens, GnRH antagonists, antibodies to sperm surface antigens, compounds that act on sperm maturation in the epididymis |
| 19. How prevalent is erectile dysfunction? What can be done to treat it? by R.W. Lewis |
Erectile physiology, etiology, work-up and treatment of erectile dysfunction, psychological counselling |
| 20. Can spermatozoa be targets for drugs? If so, what are the consequences of such drug exposure? Is there a need for pre-conception counselling for men? by B.Robaire, B. Hales |
Drugs that affect sperm structure or function, male-mediated developmental toxicity, prevention, tests to detect damage to spermatozoa |
| 21. Do environmental factors affect male reproductive functions? If so, which ones and how? by A. Bartke |
Season, length of day and chemical exposure effects on the male |
| 22. Is there an andropause, the analog to menopause, and if so what tissues are affected and how? by S.M. Harman, M.R. Blackman |
Fertility, androgen production and sensitivity, and sexual function in aging men |
| 23. What is BPH? Why is it so prevalent? What treatments are available? by J. Oesterling |
Pathophysiology, treatment |
| 24. Are some men more susceptible to prostate cancer than others and why? What are the treatments and their effectiveness? What are the possibilities for improvements in therapy? R.C. Bruskewitz |
Pathophysiology, present and future treatments |
Copyright © April 1995, by the American Society of Andrology |
