1st Edition

Atlas of Clinical Andrology

246 Pages 75 Color & 140 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Andrology, the science of the physiology, pathology and molecular biology of male reproduction, is a relatively new specialty that has become increasingly important with the advent of modern assisted reproductive techniques (ART). The Atlas of Clinical Andrology describes both normal and abnormal reproductive physiology, and summarizes recent research in the fields of endocrinology,... Read more

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

SECTION I REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Endocrinology of reproduction in men

Functional ultrastructure of testis and epididymis

Semen and the functional anatomy of sperm

Capacitation, acrosome reaction and fertilization

SECTION II REPRODUCTIVE PATHOLOGY

Testicular dysfunction and male infertility

Semen, sperm anomalies and infertility

Erectile dysfunction

Ejaculatory anomalies

SECTION III REPRODUCTIVE ANOMALIES

Immunological andrology

Andropause and osteoporosis

Prostate pathophysiology

Cardiovascular anomalies, infections and infectious diseases

SECTION IV ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Genetic andrology and genetic engineering

Molecular reproduction in men

Sperm processing

Micromanipulation and assisted conception

References

Index

Biography

Elsayed S. E. Hafez