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The diagnosis and treatment of male infertility : a case-based guide for clinicians
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- Online
Details
- Creator
- Nabil Aziz, Ashok, Agarwal, editors
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Cham : Springer, 2017
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 3319565478, 9783319565453, 3319565451, 9783319565477
- OCLC
- ocn990267778
- Foreword; Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Contributors; 1 Making a Diagnosis; Introduction; The Initial Assessment; Semen Analysis; Advanced Semen Studies; Oxidative Stress; Sperm DNA Fragmentation; Sperm Viability; Anti-sperm Antibody (ASA) Testing; Post-ejaculatory Urinalysis; Hormonal Evaluation; Genetic Testing; Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Gene; Ultrasonography; Scrotal Ultrasonography; Transrectal Ultrasonography; Vasography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pelvic Imaging; Pituitary Gland Imaging; Conclusion; References
- 2 Interpreting Semen Analysis and Level 2 Sperm TestingIntroduction; The Reliability of Semen Analysis Result; Standardization of Semen Analysis Techniques; Biological Variability; External Technical Factors that May Influence Semen Analysis Result; Does the Traditional Semen Analysis Identify a Specific Pathology?; The Significance of Semen Volume; The Significance of Semen pH; The Value of Semen Analysis in Azoospermic Cases; Can This Man Achieve a Pregnancy Given His Female Partner's Fertility Potential?; Level 2 Sperm Testing; References
- 3 Medical and Lifestyle Approaches to Improving Semen QualityClinical Vignette; Lifestyle Approaches to Improving Semen Quality; Smoking; Alcohol; Exogenous Testosterone and Anabolic Steroids Abuse; Medical Approaches to Improving Semen Quality; Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators; Aromatase Inhibitors; Gonadotropins; Conclusion; References; 4 Testosterone and Anabolic Steroid Abuse; Introduction; Biophysiology of Testosterone; Synthesis; Transport; Metabolism; Regulation of Testosterone Production; Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis; Paracrine Regulation of Testosterone Production
- Physiological Functions of TestosteroneWhat Are the "Anabolic Steroids"?; Testosterone and Anabolic Steroids Abuse; Nonmedical (Athletic) AAS Abuse; Clinical Case Scenario 1; The Therapeutic Use of Testosterone; Clinical Case Scenario 2; Effects of Testosterone and Anabolic Steroid Abuse; Effects on Male Fertility; Effect on Sexual Function; Other Effects of Testosterone and Anabolic Steroid Abuse; Cardiovascular Effects; Hepatic; Musculoskeletal; Subcutaneous Tissue; Neuropsychiatric; Diagnosis of Testosterone and Anabolic Steroid Abuse; Management of Testosterone and Anabolic Steroid Abuse
- Male Infertility ManagementSelective Estrogen Receptor Modulators; Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Testosterone; Aromatase Inhibitors (Anastrozole and Letrozole); Sexual Dysfunction Management; Conclusion; References; 5 Managing Infertility Due to Endocrine Causes; Introduction; Case Report; Male Hypogonadism; Hyperprolactinemia; Thyroid Diseases; Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome; Evaluation of an Infertile Man from an Endocrinological Point of View; Therapy; Treatment of Male Hypogonadism; Hormonal Treatment of Idiopathic Infertility