andrology

[an-drol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the study of the functions and diseases peculiar to males, especially of the reproductive organs.

andrology

/ ænˈdrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with diseases in men, esp of the reproductive organs

Other Word Forms

• andrologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of andrology¹

First recorded in 1970–75; andro- + -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of andrology¹

C20: from _andro- + _-logy

Example Sentences

"Like what Davina McCall has done for women and the menopause, I can't tell you how much I we had a super-famous man to do that for erectile dysfunction and normalise it because it's a very normal condition," said andrology specialist Dr Janine David.

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In an article published this month in Andrology, the lab of Dr. Michael Golding has now demonstrated that it takes much longer than previously believed, longer than a month, for the effects of alcohol consumption to leave the father's sperm.

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"I am not aware of any evidence that any of the COVID-19 vaccines cause male infertility, impotence, or swollen testicles," Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology at the University of Sheffield, told Salon.

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First, the aptly-named scientific paper "Mask up to keep it up," which was published by the journal Andrology two months ago.

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However, Prof Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at the University of Sheffield, argued it would be a "step backward" in the donation process.

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