Andrology: Male Reproductive Health and Dysfunction - Tapa dura

This textbook covers the scientific basis of andrology - including molecular biology and molecular genetics - together with the clinical practice of andrology, by tackling the diagnosis and treatment of individual disorders classified according to the localisation of the cause. Management of the infertile couple and gynaecology relevant to andrology are described, as are modern techniques of assisted fertilisation, including IVF and ICSI. Professor Nieschlag is president of the European Academy of Andrology while Dr. Behre is a member of the corresponding WHO Task Force. They deal with male contraception as well as the psychological factors of infertility and round off the book with legal and ethical considerations. Indispensable for everyone having to make relevant diagnostic therapeutic decisions.

This book contains both the scientific basis, including molecular biology and molecular genetics, and the clinical practice of andrology by dealing with diagnosis and treatment of individual disorders classified according to the localisation of the cause. Management of the infertile couple and gynaecology relevant to andrology are described. Modern techniques of assisted fertilisation including IVF and ICSI are part of the book. Psychological factors of infertility are discussed. One of the chapters is devoted to endocrinology and reproductive functions of aging men. Male contraception, e.g.vasectomy and approaches to hormonal male contraception, are included,and legal and ethical aspects of andrology conclude the book. This text as a whole follows the principles of evidence-based medicine whose diagnostic and therapeutic decisions are based on science and controlled clinical studies. It is the result of a joint effort of either past or present coworkers at the school of rational andrology in Münster, and this guarantees a uniform and coherent outline of the interdisciplinary field of andrology.