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Andrology: Male Reproductive Health and Dysfunction / Edition 3

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ISBN-10:: 3540783547
ISBN-13:: 9783540783541
Pub. Date:: 12/03/2009
Publisher:: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

ISBN-10:: 3540783547
ISBN-13:: 9783540783541
Pub. Date:: 12/03/2009
Publisher:: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Andrology: Male Reproductive Health and Dysfunction / Edition 3

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This is the 3rd, totally revised edition of a book that continues to represent the gold standard in the literature on clinical andrology. It examines all aspects of male reproductive health, and is the essential reference book both for beginners and experts.

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ISBN-13:	9783540783541
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/03/2009
Edition description:	3rd ed. 2010
Pages:	629
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 10.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

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

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.

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Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Ronald N. Cohen, MD (University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description: The authors of this comprehensive textbook on clinical andrology describe it as the "science and practice of dealing with male reproductive functions and their disturbances."
Purpose: This is intended as a reference on clinical andrology, a worthy objective as there are relatively few outstanding textbooks in this field.
Audience: The target audience is broad, and includes andrologists, urologists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, internists, pediatricians, and basic scientists. I would add that it will be helpful to physicians with a wide range of experience with this topic, and would be particularly useful for endocrinologists and urologists. The majority of the authors are members or collaborators of the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology of the University of Munster, in Germany. As such, the views expressed in the book correspond particularly well with the practices at that institution. However, the authors do an excellent job of explaining their recommendations in an evidence-based fashion.
Features: All aspects of andrology are covered, ranging from physiology and pathophysiology of the male reproductive system to specific disorders. Other sections cover testosterone therapy, semen analysis, and male contraception. The chapters are well written and full of interesting details. The illustrations are excellent, and each section includes important comments and/or summaries set out from the rest of the text. As the editors note, the authors are generally in agreement with each other, and form a "Munster School of Andrology." The chapter on the ethical aspects of reproductive medicine heavily emphasizes Catholic theology, and it might have been helpful to include other viewpoints as well.
Assessment: This is an excellent comprehensive review of clinical andrology that has been extensively updated from the previous edition. It will be helpful to endocrinologists, urologists, and other physicians who take care of patients with disorders of the male reproductive system.

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4 Stars! from Doody

With this second edition, the editors have solidified their position as having the preeminent textbook on male reproduction. Although it has only been four years since the first edition was published, advances in genetics and the clinical applications of molecular biology for diagnosis and treatment of reproductive dysfunction, a new medication for the use of erectile dysfunction, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection for the treatment of male infertility warrant a new edition. Endocrinologists, reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, geneticists, internists, and physiologists will find this textbook to be a "must have" on their bookshelf. Topics from physiology to psychology are covered in this extremely handsome volume, including molecular biology and religion and how they relate to the practice of treating male reproductive dysfunction. Although multiauthored, the lack of repetition and consistency of style make this book very easy to read. The illustrations are superb, from large, clearly labeled photomicrographs in color to patient illustrations that are not in other textbooks, to diagrams which illustrate the important concepts. All references have been updated. Although comparable to Lipshultz's Infertility in the Male, 3rd Edition (Mosby, 1997), which is a classic for urologists, the book reviewed here comes out ahead in the editors' more comprehensive approach to all problems related to male reproduction.

Roy E. Weiss

From the reviews of the third edition: “This is intended as a reference on clinical andrology, a worthy objective as there are relatively few outstanding textbooks in this field. The target audience is broad, and includes andrologists, urologists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, internists, pediatricians, and basic scientists. … The chapters are well written and full of interesting details. The illustrations are excellent, and each section includes important comments … . This is an excellent comprehensive review of clinical andrology that has been extensively updated from the previous edition.” (Ronald N. Cohen, Doody’s Review Service, June, 2010)

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