Publications by authors named "A Becerra Cayetano"
Fish age is an important biological variable required as part of routine stock assessment and analysis of fish population dynamics. Age estimates are traditionally obtained by human experts from the count of ring-like patterns along calcified structures such as otoliths. To automate the process and minimize human bias, modern methods have been designed utilizing the advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes is a rising global health concern and an increasingly common cause of male infertility. Although the definitive pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning the association between diabetes and infertility is unclear, there are several animal studies showing diabetes to be a detrimental factor on reproductive health through apoptosis, oxidative stress and impairment of steroidogenesis. Furthermore, as reflected in animal models, antidiabetic strategies and relevant treatments are beneficial in the management of infertile men with diabetes as the recovery of euglycemic status affects positively the spermatogenesis.
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- - Diabetes mellitus is a growing global health issue, with prevalence increasing from 108 million in 1980 to over 525 million today, impacting many aspects of health, including sexual function in men.
- - Ejaculatory dysfunction affects 35%-50% of men with diabetes and can include issues like premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, anejaculation, and retrograde ejaculation; however, it is less understood than erectile dysfunction.
- - Although research on ejaculatory dysfunction has mainly come from animal studies, human observational studies offer insights into treatment possibilities, but most current evidence is limited and requires further robust trials, especially for delayed and retrograde ejaculation.
Use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) has increased over the last 20 years, coinciding with an increase in men presenting with infertility and hypogonadism. Both agents have a detrimental effect on spermatogenesis and pose a clinical challenge in the setting of hypogonadism and infertility. Adding to this challenge is the paucity of data describing recovery of spermatogenesis on stopping such agents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Humeral retroversion is variable among individuals, and there are several measurement methods. This study was conducted to compare the concordance and reliability between the standard method and 5 other measurement methods on two-dimensional (2D) computed tomography (CT) scans.
Methods: CT scans from 21 patients who underwent shoulder arthroplasty (19 women and 2 men; mean age, 70.