The diagnosis and treatment of male infertility : a case-based guide for clinicians /: a case-based guide for clinicians. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nabil Aziz, Ashok, Agarwal, editors.
• Editors: Aziz, Nabil; Agarwal, Ashok
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.6/921; Medicine; Infertility, Male; Infertility, Male -- Diagnosis; Infertility, Male -- Treatment; Reproductive Medicine; Andrology; Emergency medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Infertility, Male; Infertility, Male -- Diagnosis; Infertility, Male -- Treatment; Medical -- Urology; Medical -- Family & General Practice; Urology & urogenital medicine; General practice; Health & Fitness -- Diseases -- Genetic; Reproductive medicine; Infertility, Male -- diagnosis; Infertility, Male -- therapy; Medicine & Public Health; Reproductive Medicine; Andrology; Primary Care Medicine; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319565477; 3319565478
• Related ISBNs: 9783319565453; 3319565451
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 21, 2017).
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