Preliminary Validation of a German Version of the Sexual Complaints Screener for Women in a Female Population Sample.

Background: To date, neither the original English nor any of the translated versions of the Sexual Complaints Screener for Women (SCS-W) have been tested for their psychometric properties.

Aim: To evaluate the validity and utility of the German version of the SCS-W by assessing content, convergent, and discriminant validity.

Methods: A population sample of 309 women (mean age = 26.

Consequences of bilateral cryptorchidism in adults.

Bilateral cryptorchidism treatment results are often shadowed by the majority of unilateral cases. We report the long-term follow-up results of boys treated for bilateral cryptorchidism during childhood. Patients treated in two main paediatric surgery centres were selected from medical registries and invited for a clinical examination including scrotal ultrasound, salivary testosterone measurement and a semen sample.

Piwi-pathway alteration induces LINE-1 transposon derepression and infertility development in cryptorchidism.

Spermatogonia contain processing bodies that harbor P-element-induced wimpy testis (Piwi) proteins. Piwi proteins are associated specifically with Piwi-interacting RNAs to silence transposable DNA elements. Loss-of-function mutations in the Piwi pathway lead to derepression of transposable elements, resulting in defective spermatogenesis.

Bacterial colonization of ureteral stents.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of bacterial stent colonization and stent-associated bacteriuria, and to evaluate the significance of urinary cultures for identification of colonizing microorganisms.

Methods: A total of 93 ureteral stents from 71 patients were examined: 9 patients with permanent ureteral stenting due to malignant ureteral obstruction (27 stents), and 62 patients with temporary ureteral stents (66 stents).

Results: Bacteriuria and bacterial stent colonization were found in all patients with permanent stents.