Browsing Research Articles (Urology) by Author "Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard"

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Browsing Research Articles (Urology) by Author "Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard"

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  • African experience with training courses on sperm examination 
    Franken, Daniel R.; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard (Oxford University Press, 2008-07)
    In conjunction with the World Health Organization’s Department of Health and Research, the Department of Obstetrics and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa presented since 1997 hands-on semenology workshops for 87 ...
  • Alterations in male reproductive hormones in relation to environmental DDT exposure 
    Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Delport, Rhena; Farías, Paulina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Patrick, Sean Mark; Millar, Robert P.; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2018-04)
    DDT [1, 1, 1-trichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-ethane] compounds are used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) to control malaria mosquitoes. DDT is an endocrine disruptor chemical in experimental conditions, but little is ...
  • Analysis of endocrine activity in drinking water, surface water and treated wastewater from six countries 
    Leusch, Frederic D.L.; Neale, Peta A.; Arnal, Charlotte; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Balaguer, Patrick; Bruchet, Auguste; Escher, Beate I.; Esperanza, Mar; Grimaldi, Marina; Leroy, Gaela; Scheurer, Marco; Schlichting, Rita; Schriks, Merijn; Hebert, Armelle (Elsevier, 2018-08)
    The aquatic environment can contain numerous micropollutants and there are concerns about endocrine activity in environmental waters and the potential impacts on human and ecosystem health. In this study a complementary ...
  • Changes in retinol-binding protein concentrations and thyroid homeostasis with non-occupational exposure to DDT 
    Delport, Rhena; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Oosthuizen, Nicholette M.; Becker, Piet J.; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; De Jager, Christiaan (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2010-12)
    BACKGROUND: The insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) has been used for malaria vector control in the northern and eastern parts of the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa, since 1945. Bioaccumulation ...
  • DDT exposure levels and semen quality of young men from a malaria area in South Africa 
    De Jager, Christiaan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Farias, Paulina; Spano, Marcello (BioMed Central, 2012-10-15)
    No abstract available.
  • Endocrine disrupting chemicals in commercially available cling film brands in South Africa 
    De Jager, Christiaan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Hayward, Stefan; Swart, Pieter; Genthe, Bettina (Taylor and Francis, 2019)
    Cling films comprise of plasticizers which are known endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Cling films are commonly used for food packaging and EDCs may leach into food, increasing exposure, leading to adverse health ...
  • Endocrine disruptors and health effects in Africa : a call for action 
    Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; De Jager, Christiaan; Wagenaar, Gesina M.; Bouwman, Hindrik; Barnhoorn, Irene E.J.; Patrick, Sean Mark; Vandenberg, Laura N.; Kortenkamp, Andreas; Blumberg, Bruce; Kimmins, Sarah; Jegou, Bernard; Auger, Jacques; DiGangi, Joseph; Heindel, Jerrold J. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2017)
    BACKGROUND : Africa faces a number of unique environmental challenges. Unfortunately, it lacks the infrastructure needed to support the comprehensive environmental studies that could provide the scientific basis to inform ...
  • Endocrine-disrupting activity of the fungicide mancozeb used in the Vhembe District of South Africa 
    Seshoka, M.F.; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Barnhoorn, I.E.J. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)
    Many chemicals released into the environment are believed to disrupt normal endocrine functions in humans and animals. A major group of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that could be responsible for reproductive defects ...
  • Estrogenic activity, chemical levels and health risk assessment of municipal distribution point water from Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa 
    Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Swart, Pieter; Hayward, Stefan; Genthe, Bettina; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2017-11)
    Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have been detected in drinking water from various countries. Although various water treatment processes can remove EDCs, chemicals can also migrate ...
  • Estrogenic activity, selected plasticizers and potential health risks associated with bottled water in South Africa 
    Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Swart, Pieter; Truebody, Barry; Genthe, Bettina; Charmier, Jessica; De Jager, Christiaan (IWA Publishing, 2018-04)
    Potential endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are present in bottled water from various countries. In South Africa (SA), increased bottled water consumption and concomitant increases in plastic packaging create important ...
  • Health risk implications from simultaneous exposure to multiple environmental contaminants 
    Genthe, Bettina; Le Roux, Wouter Jacobus; Schachtschneider, K.; Oberholster, Paul Johan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Chamier, J. (Elsevier, 2013-07)
    Water quality has deteriorated in the upper Olifants River system, South Africa, as a result of land use activities which include mining, agriculture and industries. A health risk assessment was conducted from 2009 to ...
  • The interpretation of a semen analysis : semen analysis is still a cornerstone laboratory evaluation 
    Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-05)
    Male factor infertility is solely responsible in ∼20% of cases and contributory in ∼30 - 40%. Therefore, in at least 50% of cases a male factor for infertility contributes to failure to conceive. A semen analysis is still ...
  • Male reproductive health statement (XIIIth International Symposium on Spermatology, May 9th-12th 2018, Stockholm, Sweden) 
    Levine, Hagai; Mohri, Hideo; Ekbom, Anders; Ramos, Liliana; Parker, Geoff; Roldan, Eduardo; Jovine, Luca; Koelle, Sabine; Lindstrand, Anna; Immler, Simone; Mortimer, Sharon; Mortimer, David; Van der Horst, Gerhard; Ishijima, Sumio; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Baldi, Elisabetta; Menkveld, Roelof; Rothmann, Susan A.; Giwercman, Aleksander; Giwercman, Yvonne; Holmberg, Mats; Kvist, Ulrik; Bjorndahl, Lars; Holmberg, Rebecka; Arver, Stefan; Flanagan, John; Drevet, Joel R (BioMed Central, 2018-10-29)
    On the occasion of the XIIIth International Symposium on Spermatology held from 9 to 13 May 2018 in Stockholm (Sweden), participants (guest speakers and audience) collectively felt the need to make a public statement on ...
  • Oestrogenic activity in drinking waters from a rural area in the Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa 
    Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); De Jager, Christiaan (Water Research Council, 2009-04)
    In South Africa, limited data are available regarding possible oestrogenic activity in the aquatic systems and especially drinking water. Water in the rural areas is often contaminated with a complex mixture of toxic ...
  • Oestrogenicity and chemical target analysis of water from small-sized industries in Pretoria, South Africa 
    Mahomed, Shenaaz Ismail; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku); Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; De Jager, Christiaan (Water Research Council, 2008)
    Increasing concern about endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their effects on humans, animals and the environment resulted in this study being conducted. Water from 7 sites in the Pretoria West area (South Africa), ...
  • Pesticide residues and estrogenic activity in fruit and vegetables sampled from major fresh produce markets in South Africa 
    Mutengwe, Mbulaheni Thomas; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Korsten, Lise; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; De Jager, Christiaan (Taylor and Francis, 2016)
    Food is likely to be one of the major pathways through which people are exposed to endocrinedisrupting chemicals. With the exception of residual effects, there are concerns that a number of naturally occurring and synthetic ...
  • The role of effect-based methods to address water quality monitoring in South Africa : a developing country’s struggle 
    Kruger, Annika; Pieters, Rialet; Horn, Suranie; Van Zijl, Catherina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard (Springer, 2022-12)
    Water is an important resource, and it is a worldwide struggle to provide water of good quality to the whole population. Despite good governing laws and guidelines set in place to help protect the water resources and ensure ...
  • Semenology training programs : 8 years’ experience 
    Franken, Daniel R.; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Lombaard, Carl; Kruger, Thinus F. (Elsevier, 2010-04)
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the immediate effect of hands-on training on the quality of technical skills of laboratory technicians. DESIGN: Retrospective analytical study. SETTING: Academic institutions and private infertility ...
  • Sperm chromatin integrity in DDT-exposed young men living in a malaria area in the Limpopo Province, South Africa 
    De Jager, Christiaan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Farias, Paulina; Leter, G.; Eleuteri, P.; Rescia, M.; Spanò, M. (Oxford University Press, 2009-07)
    There is mounting evidence that deteriorated semen quality may be associated with increased serum concentration of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(chlorodiphenyl)ethane (DDT) and its metabolites. The problem is exacerbated in ...
  • Standards in semen examination : publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology 
    Bjorndahl, Lars; Barratt, Christopher L.R.; Mortimer, David; Agarwal, Ashok; Aitken, Robert J.; Alvarez, Juan G.; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Arver, Stefan; Baldi, Elisabetta; Bassas, Lluis; Boitrelle, Florence; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Carrell, Douglas T.; Castilla, Jose A.; Cerezo Parra; Parra, Gerardo Cerezo; Check, Jerome H.; Cuasnicu, Patricia S.; Darney, Sally Perreault; De Jager, Christiaan; De Jonge, Christopher J.; Drevet, Joel R.; Drobnis, Erma Z.; Du Plessis, Stefan S.; Eisenberg, Michael L.; Esteves, Sandro C.; Evgeni, Evangelini A.; Ferlin, Alberto; Garrido, Nicolas; Giwercman, Aleksander; Goovaerts, Ilse G.F.; Haugen, Trine B.; Henkel, Ralf; Henningsohn, Lars; Hofmann, Marie-Claude; Hotaling, James M.; Jedrzejczak, Piotr; Jouannet, Pierre; Jorgensen, Niels; Kirkman Brown, Jackson C.; Krausz, Csilla; Kurpisz, Maciej; Kvist, Ulrik; Lamb, Dolores J.; Levine, Hagai; Loveland, Kate L.; McLachlan, Robert, I.; Mahran, Ali; Maree, Liana; Da Silva, Sarah Martins; Mbizvo, Michael T.; Meinhardt, Andreas; Menkveld, Roelof; Mortimer, Sharon T.; Moskovtsev, Sergey; Muller, Charles H.; Jose Munuce, Maria; Muratori, Monica; Niederberger, Craig; O'Flaherty, Cristian; Oliva, Rafael; Ombelet, Willem; Pacey, Allan A.; Palladino, Michael A.; Ramasamy, Ranjith; Ramos, Liliana; Rives, Nathalie; Roldan, Eduardo Rs; Rothmann, Susan; Sakkas, Denny; Salonia, Andrea; Sanchez-Pozo, Maria Cristina; Sapiro, Rosanna; Schlatt, Stefan; Schlegel, Peter N.; Schuppe, Hans-Christian; Shah, Rupin; Skakkebaek, Niels E.; Teerds, Katja; Toskin, Igor; Tournaye, Herman; Turek, Paul J.; Van der Horst, Gerhard; Vazquez-Levin, Monica; Wang, Christina; Wetzels, Alex; Zeginiadou, Theodosia; Zini, Armand (Oxford University Press, 2022-10)
    Biomedical science is rapidly developing in terms of more transparency, openness and reproducibility of scientific publications. This is even more important for all studies that are based on results from basic semen ...