The Diagnosis and Treatment of Male Infertility : A Case-Based Guide for Clinicians

This case-based guide is written from the clinician's perspective, dealing with a defined male infertility problem, tracing the actual clinical pathway arriving at the diagnosis, and discussing the treatment options and the likely outcome. Rather than focusing on excessive theoretical details, each chapter presents a unique clinical vignette or scenario, the relevant aspects of which are followed throughout the entire chapter, correlating specific fertility issues with clinical findings, describing treatment options, prognoses and procedures (when indicated), and concluding with practical clinical pearls. Opening with chapters describing current diagnoses of male infertility and semen analysis, the subsequent cases presented cover a variety of relevant topics in male infertility, including anabolic steroid use, ejaculatory and erectile dysfunction, azoospermia, Klinefelter Syndrome, varicocele, cystic fibrosis and spinal cord injury. Additional chapters discuss choosing the right assisted conception technique and developing and managing a sperm bank. Practical and illustrative of a wide array of male fertility issues, __The Diagnosis and Treatment of Male Infertility__ is a go-to resource for clinical andrologists, reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, primary care physicians and any professional working to treat the infertile male. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Making a Diagnosis....Pages 1-18 Interpreting Semen Analysis and Level 2 Sperm Testing....Pages 19-31 Medical and Lifestyle Approaches to Improving Semen Quality....Pages 33-43 Testosterone and Anabolic Steroid Abuse....Pages 45-62 Managing Infertility Due to Endocrine Causes....Pages 63-78 Management of Infections in Male Infertility....Pages 79-94 Ejaculatory Dysfunction: Retrograde Ejaculation....Pages 95-111 Management of Azoospermia....Pages 113-132 Klinefelter Syndrome....Pages 133-150 CFTR-Related Male Infertility....Pages 151-164 Sperm Retrieval Techniques....Pages 165-182 Varicocele: Surgical Intervention Versus Assisted Conception....Pages 183-199 Treating Erectile Dysfunctions....Pages 201-225 Spinal Cord Injury Related Infertility....Pages 227-247 Establishing and Managing a Sperm Bank....Pages 249-263 Assisted Conception Techniques: Which One to Choose....Pages 265-293 Back Matter....Pages 295-304