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Editor's Pick: The Value of Serum Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Predicting Successful Surgical Sperm Retrieval in Cases of Male Infertility: A Literature Review

Male factor aetiologies account for approximately 50% of infertility in couples, with azoospermia diagnosed in up to 15% of infertile males. The World Health Organization (WHO) semen analysis parameters are universally used and define azoospermia as an absence of spermatozoa identified in wet or centrifuged ejaculate samples.

ESHRE 2022 Abstract Highlights

The following highlights cover several innovative and thought-provoking abstracts from the 38th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), featuring topics such as artificial intelligence in fertility treatments, a potential biomarker for endometriosis, and the use of testosterone therapy in in vitro fertilisation.

Progesterone Resistance in Endometriosis

Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of endometrium-like tissue on the pelvis and other organs. Progesterone resistance due to suppressed progesterone receptor (PGR) expression and action is a general feature of endometriosis and is a cause of endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, infertility, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.

Immediate Perinatal Outcome of Mothers with Maternal Near-Miss at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya

Improving maternal health has been a major concern worldwide. This is evident by maternal health being included in the Millennium Development Goals, with the goal of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015, and now the Sustainable Development Goals, with targets set to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.

Pharma in India

India, known by some as ‘the pharmacy of the world’, has a growing pharma reputation, but what has shaped this company’s ascension to pharmaceutical powerhouse status?

EMJ Urology 10.1

Review of the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Urology (EAU) 2022

THE 37th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Urology (EAU) took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and online between the 1st–4th July 2022. The opening ceremony began with a piano performance from the talented Wibi Soerjadi and a unique artistic display from a sand magician, who demonstrated his art by using sand alone.

Editor's Pick: Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy: An Overview of Pathophysiology, Management, and Pregnancy Outcomes

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), characterised by the triad of acute hyperglycaemia, metabolic acidosis, and ketosis, is an acute life-threatening but preventable complication of diabetes.

EMJ Urology 10.1

Improvements in Prostate Cancer Management: Focus on Imaging and Treatment

Imaging has a pivotal role in the staging of primary prostate cancer, as well as in determining optimal management strategies.

Ultrasound in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Assessment of the ovarian morphology is one of the most commonly performed ultrasound examinations. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial, multifaceted, polygenic disorder with varying phenotypes.

EMJ Urology 10.1

EMJ Urology 10.1 2022

We are delighted to welcome you to the latest issue of EMJ Urology. Here you will find a collection of peer-reviewed articles, alongside our review of the 37th European Association of Urology (EAU), with feature articles and late-breaking abstract highlights from the hybrid event.