Male Infertility

Sijo J. Parekattil, MD
Winter Haven Hospital & University of Florida, FL, USA

Ashok Agarwal, PhD, HCLD (ABB), EMB (ACE)
Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA

A ground-breaking contribution to the literature, Male Infertility: Contemporary Clinical Approaches, Andrology, ART & Antioxidants offers a comprehensive review of well-established, current diagnostic and treatment techniques for male infertility. This state-of-the-art, evidence-based resource incorporates new multidisciplinary and complementary medicine approaches to create a first-of-its-kind guide to treatment strategies involving antioxidants for male infertility. Designed as an easily accessible practical reference for daily use, Male Infertility: Contemporary Clinical Approaches, Andrology, ART & Antioxidants provides a high quality guide for urologists, reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists, andrologists, biologists and research scientists interested in the role that antioxidants play in male infertility.

This book reviews current diagnostic and treatment techniques for male infertility, incorporating new multidisciplinary and complementary medical approaches to create a groundbreaking guide to treatment strategies involving antioxidants for male infertility.

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Causes of Male Infertility.- Laboratory Evaluation for Male Infertility.- Imaging Modalities in the Management of Male Infertility.- Endocrinopathies.- Molecular Mechanisms of Antioxidants in Male Infertility.- Surgical Treatment for Male Infertility.- Microsurgery for Male Infertility: The AIIMS Experience.- Advanced Techniques of Vasoepididymostomy.- Grafting Techniques for Vasectomy Reversal.- Mini-incision Vasectomy Reversal Using the No-Scalpel Vasectomy Instruments and Principles.- Robotic Microsurgery for Male Infertility and Chronic Orchialgia.- Robot-Assisted Vasectomy Reversal.- Robotic-Assisted Varicocelectomy.- Epidemiological Considerations in Male Infertility.- Male Infertility from the Developing Nation Perspective.- Ethical Dimensions of Urology: Four Case Studies.- Management of Fertility in Male Cancer Patients.- Genetic Aspects of Male Infertility.- Novel Approaches in the Management of Klinefelter's Syndrome.- ART and Its Impact on Male Infertility Management.- Fuel/Energy Sources of Spermatozoa.- Oxidative Stress.- Loss of Intracellular Antioxidant Enzyme Activity During Sperm Cryopreservation: Effects on Sperm Function After Thawing.- Varicocele.- Infection in Infertility.- Ejaculatory Dysfunction and Vasodynamics.- Environmental Factors.- Exogenous Medication or Substance-Induced Factors.- Sperm DNA Damage and Antioxidant Use: Roles in Male Fertility.- Common Male Infertility Disorders: Aging.- Apoptosis and Male Infertility.- Impact of Spinal Cord Injury.- Obesity and Male Fertility.- Nutritional Pathways to Protect Male Reproductive Health.- Natural Antioxidants.- Synthetic Antioxidants.- Antioxidant Therapy for the Enhancement of Male Reproductive Health: A Critical Review of the Literature.- In Vitro Studies of Antioxidants for Male Reproductive Health.- Micro- Testicular Sperm Extraction.- Sperm Processing and Selection.- Antioxidants in Sperm Cryopreservation.- Antioxidants in ICSI.- Antioxidants in IMSI.- Role of Sperm-HyaluronicAcid Binding in the Evaluation and Treatment of Subfertile Men with ROS Affected Semen: Assessment of Sperm with Oxidative Damage and HA-Mediated ICSI Sperm Selection.- Extended Embryo Culture Supplementation.- Best Practice Guidelines for the Use of Antioxidants.- Harmful Effects of Antioxidant Therapy.