ASA presents a new educational opportunity:

THE ANDROLOGY LITERATURE
SELF ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION - THE 2011 CHALLENGE

ONLINE- April 1 - May 31, 2011
Register, Prepare, Take the Exam

The 4th annual online, self-assessment exam will be developed from current Andrology literature. The exam is intended for: Students, residents fellows, post-doc candidates, laboratory professionals, basic scientists and clinicians.

STRUCTURE
The 50 question exam has been developed from 10 articles in the 2010 and Jan-Feb 2011 Journal of Andrology

The selected articles are representative with the Core Curriculum established by exam committee (see below).

The questions will emphasize translational research, basic reproductive science and practical clinical material.

The exam committee members were encouraged to develop questions that were consistent with the guidelines for Core Compentencies

CIRCTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
All those who complete the exam will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ASA to recognize their participation.

VALID DATES: April 1 - May 31, 2011.

CHAIR PERSONS OF THE- EXAM COMMITTEE:
Joel L. Marmar, MD
Department of Urology
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine at Camden
Division of Urology/Deptment of Surgery
Camden, NJ

Christina Wang, MD
Director, General Clinical Research Center
Habor-UCLA Medical Center and LA Biomedical Research Institute
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine
Torrance, CA

PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES: This educational opportunity is sponsored by The American Society of Andrology (ASA) for several reasons:

• Other societies have requested ASA to develop a core curriculum for the field of Andrology.and create an exam related to these topics
• In a survey of its membership, the ASA received an 84% favorable response to develop an exam.
• The study and completion of the exam offers a candidate the opportunity to expand his/her knowlege of current Andrology literature
• Based on follow-up surveys,this exam has helped candidates prepare for board exams and in-service exams

RECOGNITION
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should enhance their base of knowledge in the field of Andrology:and they will receive a cerfiticate of Achievement from the American Society of Andrology

THE EXAM
After each question, you will automatically receive the correct answer and its related reference.
You will have 6 weeks to complete the online exam.
Upon completion of the exam, you will receive your grade, immediately.

THE CORE CURRICULUM
Clinical male infertility
Erectile and sexual dysfunction
Endocrinology related to men, male infertility and aging
Embryology of male genital development, pubertal disorders
Reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases
Laboratory tests in andrology
Basic reproductive science, testis and genital tract development
Reproductive Toxicology

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
From this web site, you can register for the exam, retrieve the articles for study and gain access to the exam itself.

Please, fill in all of the blanks, including credit card information. Your personal data will be entered and scrupulously maintained on the ASA secure site.

FEE: $50
After you complete registration,and pay for the exam, you will receive an ID NUMBER, PASSWORD and a WEB SITE ADDRESS from: exams@LXR.com

To ACCESS the exam, click onto the WEB SITE ADDRESS provided by (exams@LXR.com). The ID Number and Password will open the exam; however, the questions will not appear online until - Friday, April 1, 2011. The exam must be completed by 12:00 Midnight, Tuesday, May 31, 2011

RETREIVE THE ARTICLES FOR THE EXAM
The titles of the exam articles are listed below, and access to the complete articles are free of charge They available as follows:

1. Access the web site of the Journal of Andrology: www.andrologyjournal.org. and on the journal’s home page, click the box entitled “Search for Article”, and enter the volume number and page to get the entire article without any additional fee.

2. You may access the articles from this ASA web site. Simply click the category link in red in each article citation. and this will open the PDF file for each article.

3. Please, save these articles on your own hard drive for personal study.

EXAM ARTICLES

Clinical Male Infertility: Natural Course of Severe Oligozoospermia in Infertile Male: Influence on Future Fertility Potential J Androl 2010 31: 536-539

Laboratory: Protective Effects of Ascorbate and Catalase on Human Spermatozoa During Cryopreservation J Androl 2010 31: 437-444

Clinical Male Infertility: Hereditary Behavior of Varicocele J Androl 2010 31: 288- 290

Endocrinology: Assessment of Seminal Estradiol and Testosterone Levels as Predictors of Human Spermatogenesis J Androl 2010 31: 215-220

Sexual Dysfunction: Estradiol and Metabolic Syndrome in Older Italian Men: The InCHIANTI Study J.Androl 2010 31: 155-162

Endocrinology: Serum LH Correlates Highly With Intratesticular Steroid Levels in Normal Men J Androl 2010 31: 138-145

Toxicology: Semen Quality of Male Idiopathic Infertile Smokers and Non smokers: An Ultrastructural Study J Androl 2010 31: 108-113

Clinical Male Infertility: Sperm Quality Decline Among Men Below 60 Years of Age Undergoing IVF or ICSI Treatment J Androl 2011 32: 70-76

STDs: How to Detect Chlamydia trachomatis in Males? J Androl 2011 32: 15-22