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简介：GENERALTheAsianJournalofAndrologyistheofficialpublicationoftheAsianSocietyofAndrology,andissponsoredbytheShanghaiInstituteofMateriaMedica.ChineseAcademyofSciences.TheJournalhasbeenincludedin11internationalindexingsystems,includingBIOSIS,CABAbstracts,CABHealth,ChemicalAbstracts,CurrentContents/ClinicalMedicine,EMBASE,IndexMedicus,MEDLINE,PASCAL,ResearchAlert,andSCIExpanded.TheImpactFactoris1.302andtheJournalranksthirdamonginternationalandrologyjournals.TheJournalinvitesconcisereportsoforiginalresearchinallareasofandrology,bothexperimentalandclinical,includingmodern,traditionalandepidemiologicalstudies,fromanypartoftheworld.ReviewarticleswillbepublishedbyinvitationfromtheEditor-in-Chief,butmini-reviews(nomorethan4printedpages)basedprimarilyonauthors'ownresearchoninternationallyimportanttopicsareaccepted.Shortcommunicationsandletterstotheeditorarealsowelcome.Authorsarerequestedtosubmitacoveringletterindicatingthattheirmanuscriptrepresentsoriginalunpublishedmaterialthathasnotbeenandwillnotbepublishedelsewhere(ifaccepted).Thisrestrictiondoesnotapplytoresultspublishedasabstractsofcommunications,letterstotheeditororaspreliminaryreports.Bysubmittingamanuscripttheauthorswarrantthattheyhaveobtainedpermissiontouseanycopyrightedorpreviouslypublishedmaterial.Authorsmustdeclareanyfinancialsupportorrelationshipsthatmayposeconflictofinterest.Copyright

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简介：Aim:TopresentapersonalaccountoftheinvolvementoftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)inthecollaborativedevelopmentinAsiaofthoseareasofandmlogyconcernedwithmalecontraceptionandreproductivehealth.Methods:TheandrologytrainingthroughworkshopsandinstitutionsupportundertakenbytheWHOHumanReproductionProgramme(HRP)andhowtheycontributedtothestrengtheningofaudrologyresearchinAsiaaresummadsed.Results:Theauthor'sexperienceandtheAsianscientificcontributionstotheglobalresearchinthefollowingareasarereviewed:thesafetyofvasectomyandthedevelopmentofnewmethodsofvasocclusion;gossypolanditsfailuretobecomeasafe,reversiblemaleantifeltilitydrug;Tripterygiumandwhetheritspuleextractswillpassypolthroughtheappropriatetoxicologyandphasedclinicalstudiestobecomeacceptablecontraceptivedrugs;hormonalmethodsofcontraceptionformen.Conclusion:TheWHOpolicyofresearchcapacitybuildingthroughtrainingandinstitutionstrengthening,togetherwiththecollaborationofAsianandrologists,hascreatedstrongNationalinstitutionsnowabletodirecttheirownprogrammesofresearchinclinicalandscientificandrology.(AsianJAndrol1999Jun;1:7-12)

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简介：Researchthataddressesmalere-productivehealthshouldassistinthedevelopmentofreproductivehealthprogrammaesandpolicy;identifyandtestnewleadsinnudecontraceptivetechnology;establisheffectivemaleinvolvementinitiativeswhicharelikelytohaveapositiveimpactonthereproductivehealthofmenandwomen;guidetheallocationofhealthcarereourcestoensurecost-effectivenessofinterventions;generatenewknowledge,developdiagnustictechnologyinreproductivehealthandofferoptimaltreatment/careregimens.InconsideringtheneedsanddemandsofnudereproductivehealthresearchinAsiaandthePacific,thefollowingsixresearchtopicsarerecommendedasthepriorityresearchareas:malecontraceptivetechnology;nudereproductivehealthbehaviourandmaleadolescentreproductivehealth;malereproductiveagingincludingmalemenopauseandotherdiseases;maleRTIs,STDs,HIV/AIDS;prevalence,managementandpreventionofnudeinfertility;environmentandsemenqualityandothermalereproductiveproblems.Oneofthemajorchallengesnowfacingusistheelaburationofacomprehensive,yetrealisticmalereproductivehealthresearchagendathatreflecttheneedsanddemandsofAsiandevelopingcountries.Tothisend,tomakeuseofaninterdisciplinaryapproachisofstrategicimportance.Themostcreativeinsightsandproductiveleadsarelikelytoemergefromaresearchteamthatisinteldisciplinaryespeciallyinthefieldofreproductivehealth.(AsianJAndrol1999Jun;1:13-20)

简介：1AginginAsia-anavalanchestartstoformWithdecreasingfertilityrateandincreasinglifeexpectancy,theworldisaging-withhighestratesinAsia.Thesocioeconomic,financialandmedicalconsequencesoftheagingpopulationwillbeevenmorepronouncedduetothelimitedresourcesofmanyAsiancountries.DuringtheFirstAsinISSAMMeetingontheAgingMaledistinguishedspeakersdepictedthescenariointhevariouscountriesandproposedsolutionsofhowtomanagetheagingpopulations.