prevalence of abortion is higher in women with autoimmune thyroid disease. in the majority of cases, however, no abnormality of thyroid function is detected despite the high levels of antithyroid antibodies. the direct influence of such harmful autoantibodies in female reproductive organs may serve a role in pregnancy loss. in this study, expression of thyroglobulin in the reproductive tissues ...

This study was aimed at providing a description of the morphology and metric evaluation of reproductive organs of a female bison. Its additional objective was to track changes proceeding in the structure of these organs depending on age and sexual maturity of the animals. An attempt was also undertaken for a comparative analysis of those organs with these of domestic cattle. The experimental ma...

The objective of the study was to obtain information on the concentration and distribution of selenium throughout the human male reproductive tract. Material was removed at autopsy from 41 men who had died suddenly and unexpectedly. Semen samples were also provided from 184 men attending an andrology clinic for fertility investigation and from 32 healthy volunteers. Significant positive correla...

Background: Male reproductive disorders that are of interest from an environmental point of view include sexual dysfunction, infertility, cryptorchidism, hypospadias and testicular cancer. Several reports suggest declining sperm counts and increase of these reproductive disorders in some areas during some time periods past 50 years. Materials and Methods: Except for testicular cancer this evide...