Fundamentals of Male Infertility

Written by one of the foremost experts, a prolific author and researcher, with a broad view of his subject An advanced treatment of andrology for a broad readership, from reproductive endocrinologists and laboratory andrologists to surgeons

Filled with technical descriptions and illustrations in an articulate, approachable style

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Sherman SilberInfertility Center of St. Louis St. LouisMissouriUSA

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Part 01- HOW THE THE TESTIS WORKS Basic Science of the Testis.- 1. Testis development embryology and anatomy.- 2. Decent from the abdomen of the fetal testis to the scrotum.- 3. Adult testis anatomy.- 4. Structure of the seminiferous tubules.- 5. Blood supply to the testis.- 6. Histology of the testis and spermatogenesis.- 7. Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis.- 8. Meiosis.- Part 02- EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MALE INFERTILITY.- 9. Evaluation of the male.- 10. Treatment of male infertility.- 11. Azoospermia.- 12. Genetics of male infertility and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.- 13. Donor Sperm.-

14. Sperm Cryopreservation.- 15. Varicocele.- 16. Kallman's Syndrome and Hypopituitarism.- Part 03- NEW FRONTIERS: Y CHROMOSOMES IN THE ERA OF ICSI, AND SPERMATOGENIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION.- 17. Y chromosome in the ear of ICSI.- 18.Spermatogeneic stem cell culture and transplantation.- 19. Sperm from Skin Cells: Embryonic Stem Cells, and Differentiation to Eggs and Sperm.- 20. Identification of SSC's (Spermatogonial Stem Cells) and Genetic Control of All Stages of Spermatogenesis