Advances in Andrology

Professor Eric Chung is a consultant urological surgeon at the AndroUrology Centre for Sexual, Urinary, and Reproductive Excellence and holds professorial academic appointments at the University of Queensland in Brisbane and Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He is an internationally recognised leader in the field of male sexual, urinary, and reproductive dysfunction. He holds several executive positions in scientific organisations and serves as Expert Advisor to the Australian Government’s Department of Health. He is the youngest recipient of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) Medal in recognition of exceptional service and leadership in the Society, and served as the Past Chair of the Male LUTS and Andrology sections in USANZ.Dr. Widi Atmoko is an Indonesian urologist specializing in andro-urology at Universitas Indonesia and Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. He earned his medical and urology degrees with distinction and completed his PhD in medical science. A Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine and the American College of Surgeons, he has authored over 90 scientific publications and is an active member of the Global Andrology Forum.Edmund Ko, MD, is a urologist at Kaiser Permanente in Fontana, CA, specializing in male infertility and men’s health. He completed his residency in urology at Mayo Clinic, Arizona, and a fellowship in male infertility and andrology at the Arizona and the Cleveland Clinic under the mentorship of Drs. Ashok Agarwal, PhD, and Edmund Sabanegh, MD. Dr. Ko directed the male infertility program for the Department of Urology at Loma Linda University. During his time there, he was the residency program director. He was active in research with the residents and achieved the rank of Professor during his time in academia. Dr. Ko has since transitioned to a multispecialty system, where he continues to provide expertise in male infertility, andrology, and men’s health.Ashok Agarwal, MSc, PhD, HCLD (Andrology), is an internationally recognized andrologist and reproductive scientist whose work has profoundly advanced the field of male infertility. He is the Founder and President of the Global Andrology Forum (GAF), headquartered in Moreland Hills, Ohio, where he leads a global network of more than 850 members across 95 countries dedicated to collaborative research, education, and innovation in male reproductive health. Dr. Agarwal is an Emeritus Staff at the Cleveland Clinic and the Emeritus Professor of Urology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. He continues to shape the global discourse on male infertility and reproductive health through scholarship, collaboration, and visionary leadership.

• Part 1 - Male reproductive function.- The WHO Sixth Edition: Understanding New Advances in Basic and Advanced Semen Preparation and Analysis.- Future diagnostic tools and tests for male infertility.- Genetic testing in NOA and idiopathic male infertility.- Advances in diagnosis of obstructive azoospermia.- Novel Predictors of Successful Surgical Sperm Retrieval in Non Obstructive Azoospermia.- Oxidative stress and sperm DNA fragmentation: What is new?.- Antioxidants and male infertility: State of current evidence.- Controversies in varicocele diagnosis and management.- Fertility preservation and oncofertility.- Male contraception: What is new?.- Advances in surgery for male infertility.- Innovation in management of ejaculatory duct obstruction.- Male fertility regeneration: Is it possible?.- Role of AI in male infertility.- Advancements in sperm and embryo selection for ART.- Part 2 - Male Sexual Dysfunction.- Hormonal therapy for male hypogonadism: Controversies revisited and current management strategies.- Cellular regenerative and gene therapy for male sexual dysfunction: A reality?.- Erectile function preservation in prostate cancer treatment: New advances.- Advances in penile implants and mechanical devices for erectile dysfunction.- Pharmacological Formulation for ED Management: ODF and ODT.- LUTS, ED and PE – common pathogenic pathways and new treatment options.- Simultaneous surgery for ED and incontinence.- Advances in the management of Peyronie’s disease.- Diagnosis and management of ejaculatory dysfunction: Future direction.- Chronic orchalgia – New treatment paradigms.- Chronic prostatitis – beyond the triple As (antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and analgesia).- Wearable devices in male sexual dysfunction.- Penile enlargement surgery: Controversies and current status.