Male Reproductive Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Treatment

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Fouad R. Kandeel
CRC Press, 2007 M05 22 - 576 pages
The successful practice of reproductive medicine requires the coordinated efforts of many medical professionals. Male Reproductive Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Treatment describes the most significant advances towards the improved overall understanding of male reproductive dysfunction and provides practical strategies for the assessment and man
 

Contents

Part I Physiology of Male Reproductive Function
1
Evolving Concepts of Procreation and Infertility Through the Ages
3
Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Male Reproductive Tract
9
Chapter 3 Neuroendocrine Control of Testicular Function
21
Chapter 4 Analysis of the Neuroendocrine Control of the Human HypothalamoPituitaryTesticular Axis
35
Chapter 5 Normal Spermatogenesis
57
Chapter 6 Physiology of the Epididymis
71
Chapter 7 Physiology of the Prostate
81
Chapter 24 Semen Analysis and Sperm Function Testing
271
Chapter 25 Testicular Biopsy of the Infertile Male
285
Chapter 26 Immunological Evaluation of Male Infertility
293
Chapter 27 Genetic Evaluation of the Infertile Male
301
Chapter 28 Imaging of the Reproductive Tract in Male Infertility
313
Part IV Treatment of Male Reproductive Dysfunction
331
Chapter 29 Androgen Replacement Therapy
333
Chapter 30 Hormonal Induction of Spermatogenesis in Males with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
337

Chapter 8 Testosterone and Aging
93
Chapter 9 Effects of Aging on Spermatogenesis and Sperm Function
101
Chapter 10 Androgen Effects on Cognitive Function
113
Chapter 11 Social and Psychological Influences on Male Reproductive Function
129
Part II Pathophysiology of Male Reproductive Dysfunction
141
Chapter 12 Male Hypogonadism
143
Chapter 13 Cryptorchidism Testicular Torsion and Torsion of the Testicular Appendages
161
Chapter 14 Disorders of Male Puberty
173
Chapter 15 Male Varicoceles
183
Chapter 16 Male Genital Tract Infections and Infertility
197
Chapter 17 HIV and Male Fertility
205
Chapter 18 Ejaculatory Duct Obstruction in the Infertile Male
213
Chapter 19 Male Hormones and Systemic Disease
221
Chapter 20 The Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy on Testicular Function
235
Chapter 21 Environmental Toxins and Male Fertility
245
Chapter 22 Micronutrients and Male Fertility
251
Part III Investigation of Male Reproductive Dysfunction
259
Chapter 23 Clinical Assessment of the Infertile Male
261
Chapter 31 Progress in Male Contraception
349
Chapter 32 Retrograde Ejaculation
359
Chapter 33 Surgical Treatment of Male Infertility
365
Chapter 34 Vasectomy and Vasectomy Reversal
385
Chapter 35 Psychological Effects of Infertility and Its Treatment in Males
407
Chapter 36 Management of Immunological Factors in Male Infertility
419
Chapter 37 Micromanipulation of Male Gametes in the Treatment of the Subfertile Male
431
Chpater 38 Fertility Preservation in Males with Cancer
453
Chapter 39 Treatment of Reproductive Dysfunction in Males with Spinal Cord Injury and Other Neurologically Disabling Diseases
465
Part V Mass Lesions of the Male Reproductive System
479
Chapter 40 Testicular and Penile Cancer
481
Prostate Hyperplasia Prostate Cancer and Prostatitis
499
Chapter 42 Gynecomastia
519
Chapter 43 Male Breast Cancer
529
Index
537
Back cover
559
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