The Italian Society of Andrology was constituted in Pisa on the 14th of February 1976. Its activity takes into account the technical-specialistic content of andrology as a subject studying, preventing and treating organic and functional dysfunction of male genital apparatus and couple sexuality.
Number of Members in 1976: 234
Number of Members in 2010: almost 1000
The aim of the Italian Society of Andrology is to promote and foster studies and technical-scientific research in Andrology, even under a socio-anthropological point of view, allowing the development and the correct fulfilment of the professional activity in the field of Andrology.
The Official Journal of the Italian Society of Andrology is the JAS (Journal of Andrological Sciences.
S.I.A. also edits the on line newsletter Andronews S.I.A.
The Society is structured in 9 macro-regional Sections, in order to allow better relationships with local institutions and a stronger territorial participation of the Society itself.
For the three-year period 2010-2013, these Sections are:
LOMBARDIA/PIEMONTE/VAL D'AOSTA
TRIVENETA
TOSCANA/UMBRIA/LIGURIA
MARCHE/EMILIA ROMAGNA/S.MARINO
LAZIO/ABRUZZO/MOLISE
PUGLIA/BASILICATA
CAMPANIA/CALABRIA
SICILIA
SARDEGNA
The XXVI National Congress of the Italian Society of Andrology was held in Rome from November 25th - 27th 2010
Executive Committee (elected in November 2010 in office until 2013)
President - Furio Pirozzi Farina
Past President- Vincenzo Gentile
Secretary – Alessandro Palmieri
Treasurer - Angela Vita
Advisors – Fulvio Colombo; Nicola Mondaini; Enrico Spera.
The National Managing Director for Regional Sections is Mauro Silvani
Contact details
Società Italiana di Andrologia (S.I.A.)
Via Luigi Bellotti Bon, 10
00197 Roma
tel.: +39.06.80691301
fax: +39.06.80660226
e-mail: sia[at]andrologiaitaliana.it
www.andrologiaitaliana