Impacts of Medications on Male Fertility (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Book 1034)

"The over-arching goal of this volume is to help infertility practitioners evaluate and manage their patients with poor semen quality. The authors review the existing literature on the effects of medications on male fertility, and provide detailed information about what is known, giving the number of individuals and population characteristics for studies of medication effects on male fertility. Medications are designed to treat illness and reduce symptoms, but all have undesirable adverse effects such as headache or stomach upset. Some adverse reactions can even be life-threatening, so it is no surprise that some drugs have negative effects on male reproduction. Medical practitioners rarely consider a man's reproductive plans when prescribing medications. Men are routinely treated with drugs that can impair or abolish fertility. Although practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine generally realize that certain drugs impact negatively on reproductive health, there are limited resources providing evidence-based knowledge useful in counseling patients. Tables throughout this volume summarize the information for each drug, providing a handy reference for clinical use"--Publisher's description Collaborative Reproductive Health Care Model / Sharon N. Covington And David Adamson -- Reproductive Psychology And Fertility Counseling / Susan C. Klock -- Fertility Counseling For Individuals / Linda D. Applegarth -- Fertility Counseling For Couples / Brennan D. Peterson -- Spirituality In Fertility Counseling / Eileen A. Dombo And Megan Flood -- Reproductive Psychiatry And Fertility Counseling / Katherine Williams -- Counseling Recipients Of Anonymous Donor Gametes / Patricia L. Sachs And Carol B. Toll -- Counseling Anonymous Gamete Donors / Laura Joseph And Uschi Van Den Broeck -- Counseling Surrogate Carrier Participants / Tara H. Simpson And Hilary Hanafin -- Counseling Known Participants In Third-party Reproduction / Erica J. Mindes And Laura S. Covington -- Last Chance Or Too Late? : Counseling Perspective Older Parents / Julianne E. Zweifel -- Counseling Single Women And Single Men Choosing Parenthood / Lauri A. Pasch And Sarah R. Holley -- Counseling Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Patients / Sarah R. Holley And Lauri A. Pasch -- Adoption / Anne F. Malavé -- Fertility Preservation Counseling / Allison Rosen -- Pregnancy And Loss Counseling / Irving G. Leon -- The View From The Fertility Counselor's Chair / Janet Jaffe -- Disclosure : Helping Families Talk About Assisted Reproduction / Jean M. Benward -- An Evidence-based Approach To Counseling For Fertility Treatment Compliance / Sofia Gameiro And Jacky Boivin -- Ethical Aspects Of Fertility Counseling / Joann Paley Galst And Judith E. Horowitz -- Legal Issues For Fertility Counselors / Margaret Swain And William Petok -- Cross-border Reproductive Services And Fertility Counseling / Petra Thorn And Eric Blyth. Edited By Sharon N. Covington, Psychological Support Services, Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center, Rockville, Md, Intramural Research Program On Reproductive And Adult Endocrinology, National Institutes Of Child Health And Human Development (nichd), National Institutes Of Health (nih), Bethesda, Md, And Department Of Obstetrics And Gynecology, Georgetown University School Of Medicine, Washington, Dc, Usa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The over-arching goal of this volume is to help infertility practitioners evaluate and manage their patients with poor semen quality.Ԩe authors review the existing literature on the effects of medications on male fertility, and provide detailed information about what is known, giving the number of individuals and population characteristics for studies of medication effects on male fertility. Medications are designed to treat illness and reduce symptoms, but all have undesirable adverse effects such as headache or stomach upset. Some adverse reactions can even be life-threatening, so it is no surprise that some drugs have negative effects on male reproduction.ͥdical practitioners rarely consider a mans reproductive plans when prescribing medications. Men are routinely treated with drugs that can impair or abolish fertility. Although practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine generally realize that certain drugs impact negatively on reproductive health, there are limited resources providing evidence-based knowledge useful in counseling patients. Tables throughout this volume summarize the information for each drug, providing a handy reference for clinical use Using real-world cases, this clinical guide details the psychosocial challenges faced by patients navigating the world of medically assisted reproduction (MAR). It describes in depth the latest perspectives on counseling approaches to the evolving complexities of family creation, whether fertility issues are a presenting problem or occur during the course of therapy or the aftermath of a struggle with infertility. Applying an evidence-based, cross-border approach, international experts not only discuss advanced perspectives on topics such as third party reproduction, pregnancy loss and adoption, but also newer issues of fertility preservation, 'older' patient parenthood, LGBT and singles' family creation. A comprehensive resource, it explores pioneering insights into fertility counseling such as spirituality, developing disclosure language, a counselor's personal fertility issues, and more. This is an essential aid for medical and mental health professionals to develop and refine the skills needed to treat the increasingly diverse and complex needs of MAR patients Using real-world cases, this clinical guide details the psychosocial challenges faced by patients navigating the world of medically assisted reproduction (MAR). It describes in depth the latest perspectives on counseling approaches to the evolving complexities of family creation, whether fertility issues are a presenting problem or occur during the course of therapy or the aftermath of a struggle with infertility. Applying an evidence-based, cross-border approach, international experts not only discuss advanced perspectives on topics such as third party reproduction, pregnancy loss and adoption, but also newer issues of fertility preservation, older patient parenthood, GLBT and singles' family creation. A comprehensive resource, it explores pioneering insights into fertility counseling such as spirituality, developing disclosure language, a counselor's personal fertility issues, and more. This is an essential aid for medical and mental health professionals to develop and refine the skills needed to treat the increasingly diverse and complex needs of MAR patients. Presenting advanced case-based perspectives for counseling on familiar and 'modern' fertility issues, this resource details the psychological challenges faced by patients seeking medically assisted reproduction (MAR). It serves as the essential guide for specialists in the areas of reproductive medicine and clinical psychology, social work and marriage and family counseling.