Fertility Preservation in Males

Emerging Technologies and Clinical Applications
2012
ISBN: 978-1-4614-5619-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 347 g

Fertility Preservation in Males: Emerging Technologies and Clinical Applications contains a selection of the valuable chapters and protocols of Seli and Agarwal’s previously published hardcover text Fertility Preservation: Emerging Technologies and Clinical Applications. Newly available in this convenient and affordable softcover format, this practical reference guide provides an update on options for fertility preservation in men, while also discussing important related epidemiologic, ethical, medico-legal, psychological, and social aspects. Using a format that combines concise scientific background with practical methodological information and easy-to-grasp algorithms, the chapters all conform to a uniform structure, including step by step protocol of laboratory procedures, key issues in commentary and a list of references. The result is a unique resource for reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, embryologists, reproductive scientists, and oncologists.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agarwal, Ashok

Seli, Emre

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Reproduktionsmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Urologie, Andrologie, Venerologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Embryologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Epidemiology of Fertility Preservation.- Ethical Discussions in Approaching Fertility Preservation.- Spermatogenesis and Testicular Function.- Impact of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy on the Testis.- Impact of Paternal Exposure to Gonadotoxins on Embryo and Offspring and the Male Evaluation.- Update on Sperm Banking.- Preservation of Sperm Isolates or Testicular Biopsy Samples.- Germ Cell Transplantation and Neospermatogenesis.- Testicular Tissue Transplantation for Fertility Preservation.- Stem Cells and Fertility Preservation in Males.- Approach to Fertility Preservation in Adult and Pre-pubertal Males.