DEPARTMENT NAME
Department of Reproductive Endocrinology

CONTACT DETAILS FOR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Prof. dr hab. med. Jolanta Słowikowska-Hilczer
jolanta.slowikowska-hilczer@umed.lodz.pl
+48 42 633 96 30 (ext. 350), +48 42 633 07 05

Department of Reproductive Endocrinology
ul. Sterlinga 5
91-425 Lodz, Poland

TEAM MEMBERS
Prof. dr hab. med. Jolanta Słowikowska-Hilczer
Dr hab. n. med. Renata Walczak-Jędrzejowska
Dr n. med. Katarzyna Marchlewska
Bogusława Cyniak (technician)
Teresa Porada (technician)

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Main directions of scientific interest:

1. Pathogenesis of cancerous lesions in the testis
2. Hormonal control of spermatogenesis
3. Endocrine aspects of sexual differentiation
4. Research on aging processes of men
5. Causes of fertility disorders in men
6. Improving diagnosis and treatment of male genital disorders
7. The impact of environmental factors on developmental disorders and the functioning of the male reproductive system

Keywords:  man, testis, testosterone, spermatogenesis

DEPARTMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS: PROJECTS AND PAPERS

Scientific projects:

1. Project of the European Commission (7th Framework Program): “Clinical European study on the outcome of surgical and hormonal therapy and psychological intervention in disorders of sex development (DSD)”
2. NCN project: “Evaluation of sperm chromatin integrity and functional maturity of sperm in males with cancerous lesions in testicles”
3. NCN Project (Opus 7): “Expression of genes for aromatase and estrogen receptors in testicular tissue in men with normal and damaged spermatogenesis”

Publications:

1. Słowikowska-Hilczer J, et al. Fertil Steril. 2017
2. Swiecicka A, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017
3. Marchlewska K,et al. Biomed Res Int. 2016
4. Slowikowska-Hilczer J, et al. Folia Histochem Cytobiol. 2015
5. Marchlewska K, et al. J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol. 2015