Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Temperature and Environmental Effects on the Testis pp 1–6Cite as

Views of Testicular Function from Antiquity to the Present

  • Chapter

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 286))

Abstract

Interestingly enough, the earliest references to alteration of the testis have to do with varicocele. Celsus (Born ca. 25 AD) spoke of cirsocele (varicocele): “When the disease has spread also over the testicle and its cord, the testicle sinks a little lower and becomes smaller than its fellow inasmuch as its nutrition has become defective.”

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Agger, P. 1971. Scrotal and testicular temperature: Its relation to sperm count before and after varicocelectomy.Fertil. Steril., 22: 286.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Amann, P. 1689. “Irenicum Numae Pompilii”, Sumptibus Autoris, Frankfurt and Leipzig, p. 142 (Available in NLM).

    Google Scholar 

  • Barwell, R. 1875. Varicocele and its curative operation by subcutaneous loop.Lancet. I: 820.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Celsus, A.C. (b. ca. A.D. 25). “De Medicina”, Loeb Classical Library, V. 3, p.388.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cooper, A. Sir. 1830. “Observations on the structure and diseases of the testis”. Longman, Rees, Orme, Browne and Greene, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Crew, F.A.E. 1922. A suggestion as the cause of the aspermatic condition of the imperfectly descended testis.J. Anat.. 56: 98.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Davidson, H.A. 1954a. Disturbances of testicular temperature regulation.Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., 47: 710.

    Google Scholar 

  • Davidson, H.A. 1954b. Treatment of male subfertility.Practitioner. 173: 704.

    Google Scholar 

  • Felizet, G. and Branca, A. 1898. Histologie du testicule ectopique.J. Anat. Phvsiol. (Paris), 34: 589.

    Google Scholar 

  • Felizet, G. and Branca, A. 1902. Recherches sur le testicule en ectopicJ. Anat. Phvsiol. (Paris). 38: 329.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fukui, N. 1923a. On a hitherto unknown action of heat ray on the testicles.Japan Med. World. 3: 27.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fukui, N. 1923b. Action of body temperature on the testicle.Japan Med. World. 3: 160.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gosselin, M. 1853. Etudes sur l’obliteration des voies spermatiques.Arch. Gen. Med.,5eme Serie 2: 268.

    Google Scholar 

  • Griffiths, J. 1893. Structural changes in the testicle of the dog when it is replaced in the abdominal cavity.J. Anat. Phvsiol., 27: 482.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hanley, H.C. 1956. Surgical correction of errors of temperature regulation. In: Proceedings of Second World Congress of Fertility and Sterility. Amsterdam, World Fertility Association, p. 953.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leeuwenhoek, A. van. 1677, 1685. “The Select Works”. S. Hoole, ed. H. Fry, London, 1798–99.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lynch, R. et al. 1986. Improved seminal characteristics in infertile men after a conservative treatment regimen based on the avoidance of testicular hyperthermia.Fertil. Steril., 46: 476.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Macomber, D. and Sanders, M.B. 1929. The spermatozoa count.New Engl. J. Med., 200: 981.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mieusset, R. 1987. Températures scrotales et infertilité. In: Résumés du 5ème Forum Internationale d’Andrologie, Abstract #163, G. Arvis, ed., Hôpital Saint Antoine Paris.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mieusset, R. et al. 1987. Association of scrotal hyperthermia with impaired spermatogenesis in infertile men.Fertil. Steril., 48: 1006.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mirone, V. et al. 1987. La terapia ipotermica dell’ipertermia testicolare essenzialle e da varicocele: II THD, Valutazionepreliminare, inprogressi. In: “Andrologia”, G. D’Ottavio and D. Pozza (eds.), Acta Medica Edizioni e Congressi s.r.l. Rome, p. 331.

    Google Scholar 

  • Moore, C.R. 1923. On the relationship of the germinal epithelium to the position of the testis.Anat. Record. 25: 142.

    Google Scholar 

  • Moore, C.R. and Oslund, R. 1924. Experiments on the sheep testis - cryptorchidism, vasectomy and scrotal insulation.Am. J. Physiol., 67: 595.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pepys, S. 1644. The diary of Samuel Pepys. Latham, R. and Matthews, W. (eds.), University of California Press, Berkeley, v. 5, p. 222.

    Google Scholar 

  • Phillips, R.W. 1931. Observations on the spermatozoa of the ram and their applications to the determination of fertility. Master’s thesis, University of Missouri.

    Google Scholar 

  • Phillips, R.W. and McKenzie, F.F. 1934. In: “The thermoregulatory function and mechanism of the scrotum”. University of Missouri College of Agriculture; Agricultural Research Station, Research Bulletin 217.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rock, J. and Robinson, D. 1965. Effect of induced intrascrotal hyperthermia on testicular function in man.Am. J. Obstet. Gvnecol., 93: 793.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tulloch, W.S. 1951–2. Consideration of sterility factors in light of subsequent pregnancies: subfertility in the male,Trans. Edinburgh Obstet. Soc., 59: 29.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wilhelm, S.F. 1937. Sterility in the male. In: Oxford Loose Leaf Surgery, 764 (298 17A).

    Google Scholar 

  • Zorgniotti, A.W. and MacLeod, J. 1973. Studies in temperature, human semen quality and varicocele.Fertil. Steril., 24: 854–863.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zorgniotti, A.W. et al. 1980. Chronic scrotal hypothermia as a treatment for poor semen quality.Lancet, I: 904–6.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zorgniotti, A.W. and Sealfon, A.I. 1987. Elevated scrotal temperature in 300 consecutive infertile patients. In: Résumés du 5ème Forum Internationale d’Andrologie, Abstract #162, G. Arvis (ed.), Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zorgniotti, A.W. and Sealfon, A.I. 1988. Measurement of intrascrotal temperature in normal and subfertile men.J. Reprod. Fert., 82: 563–6.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, USA

    Adrian W. Zorgniotti

Authors
  1. Adrian W. Zorgniotti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Adrian W. Zorgniotti M.D. (Conference Chairman) (Conference Chairman)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1991 Plenum Press, New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Zorgniotti, A.W. (1991). Views of Testicular Function from Antiquity to the Present. In: Zorgniotti, A.W. (eds) Temperature and Environmental Effects on the Testis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 286. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5913-5_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5913-5_1

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-5915-9

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-5913-5

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation