The successful book of andrology now in a new edition!
This book gives a complete, interdisciplinary overview of the central topics of andrology, infertility, hypogonadism, contraception and erectile dysfunction.
It contains detailed information on the clinical practice of couple treatment, andrology-relevant gynecology and modern methods of assisted fertilization, psychological factors of infertility, endocrinology and reproductive functions of the aging man as well as on an important sub-area of andrology, the male contribution to contraception. In addition, the relevant scientific foundations (including molecular biology and genetics) are also covered.
Completely revised and updated according to the latest scientific research, the new edition represents a reference for andrology, which no doctor who deals with the topic can miss.
For andrologists, practitioners and residents, urologists, dermatologists and internists who deal with the area ofandrology and male reproductive medicine.
1. Scope and Goals of Andrology.- Part I. Physiologic Basis.-
2.
Physiology of testicular function.-
3. Physiology of sperm maturation and
fertilization.- Part II. Classification and Diagnosis of Andrological
Disorders.- 4. Classification of andrological disorders.-
5. Anamnesis and
Physical Examination.-
6. Ultrasound imaging in andrology.-
7. Endocrine
Laboratory Diagnosis.-
8. Cytogenetic and molecular genetic diagnostics.-
9.
Semen analysis.-
10. Sperm quality and sperm function tests.-
11. Biopsy and
histology of the testis.- Part III. Clinics in Andrology: Secondary
Hypogonadism.-
12. Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism of hypothalamic
origin.-
13. Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism of pituitary origin and
rare syndromes with central hypogonadism.-
14. Delayed puberty in boys.-
15.
Pituitary hypogonadism, hyperprolactinemia, and gonadotropin-producing
tumors.- Part IV. Clinics in Andrology: Primary Hypogonadism (Disorders at
the Testicular Level) .-
16. Anorchia and Polyorchidism.-
17. Undescended
testes.-
18. Varicocele.-
19. Orchitis.-
20. Disorders of spermatogenesis and
spermiogenesis.-
21. Klinefelter syndrome.-
22. XX male and XYY karyotype.-
23 Structural chromosomal changes.-
24. Testicular tumors.-
25. Senescence
and late-onset hypogonadism.- Part V. Clinics in Andrology: Diseases of
Seminal Ducts and Accessory Sex Organs.-
26. Infections and inflammation of
the seminal ducts and accessory sex glands.-
27. Obstructions of the seminal
ducts, cystic fibrosis and congenital aplasia of the ductus deferens.-
28.
Immunologically induced infertility.-
29. Andrologically relevant changes in
the external genitals.-
30. Disorders of erection, cohabitation and
ejaculation.- Part VI. Clinics in Andrology: Disorders of Sexual
Differentiation and Androgen Target Organs.-
31. Variants of sex
development.-
32. Gynecomastia.-
33. Male androgenetic alopecia.- Part VII.
Clinics in Andrology: Disorders of Reproductive Health caused by
Environmental and Systemic Diseases.-
34. Testicular dysfunction in systemic
diseases.-
35. Environmental Influences on Male Reproductive Health.- Part
VIII. Andrological Therapy.-
36. Therapy with testosterone.-
37. Abuse of
anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) for doping.-
38. Treatment of hypogonadism
of hypothalamic or pituitary origin.-
39. Therapeutic attempts in idiopathic
infertility.-
40. Gynecology relevant to andrology.-
41. Assisted
fertilization.-
42. Cryopreservation of human sperm and testicular germ cell
tissue for fertility reserve.- Part IX. Sexual Health.-
43. Sexual Medicine
and Andrology.-
44. Involuntary Childlessness from the Perspective of Sexual
Medicine.- Part X. Male Contraception.-
45. Male contribution to
contraception.-
46. Vasectomy.-
47. Approaches to hormonal male
contraception.-
48. Non-hormonal Approaches to Male Contraception.- Part XI.
Law and Ethics in Reproductive Medicine.-
49. Legal regulations in Andrology
and Reproductive Medicine.-
50. Ethical criteria of reproductive medicine.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. h.c. Eberhard Nieschlag FRCP is Doctor of internal medicine, endocrinology and andrology. Former director of the Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Emeritus at the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology at the University Hospital Münster, Germany
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Hermann M. Behre is Chief and Director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. President of the German Society for Andrology (DGA); Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Reproductive Biology and Medicine Association (DVR)
Prof. Dr. med. Sabine Kliesch is Chief of the Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology Department of Clinical and Operative Andrology, University Hospital Münster, Germany; Specialist in urology, andrology, drug tumor therapy, clinical andrologist of the European Academy of Andrology (EAA)
Susan Nieschlag M.A., Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
