Male infertility : a clinical guide /
"The role of male-derived factors in infertility now receives increasing prominence, as investigations focus more on the couple, rather than solely the female partner. Although there are many books on infertility, few devote themselves wholly to the male partner. Male Infertility redresses this...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2011]
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| Edition: | [Second edition]. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book. |
Table of Contents:
- What do we mean by male infertility?
- The anatomy and physiology of the male reproductive tract
- Sources of semen and basic biochemistry of seminal fluid
- Clinical problems relating to the collection of a semen sample
- The physical properties of semen and their assessment
- Sperm numbers: their estimation and relevance to infertility
- Sperm movement: its evaluation in relation to male infertility and determination of sperm viability
- The assessment of sperm morphology
- Some useful sperm function tests
- Obstruction of the excurrent duct system of the testes: a common cause of male infertility
- Primary testicular disease: a common cause of male infertility
- Varicocele: a possible cause of male infertility
- Vasectomy-related infertility
- Testicular biopsy: indications and complications
- Testicular cancer and male infertility
- Erectile failure and its management in an infertility clinic
- Disorders of ejaculation
- Spinal cord injury and the infertility it causes
- Immune infertility
- Endocrine infertility
- Physical agents, toxins, and drugs: their effect upon male infertility
- The microbiology of semen
- Prostate cancer and male infertility
- Disorders of the penis that may impact upon fertility
- Sperm donation and the cryopreservation of semen
- The surgical collection of sperm from men with azoospermia.