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Varicocele and Male Infertility

Current Concepts, Controversies and Consensus

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Authors:
  1. Alaa Hamada

    1. St. Elizabeths Medical Center, TUFTS Medical School St. Elizabeths Medical Center, Boston, USA

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  2. Sandro C. Esteves

    1. Reproduction Clinic, ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, Brazil

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  3. Ashok Agarwal

    1. Medicine Cleveland Clinic, American Centre for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology (BRIEFSREPROBIO)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Definitions and Epidemiology

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 1-3

  3. Origin and Pathophysiology

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 5-17

  4. Association Between Varicocele and Infertility

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 19-35

  5. Varicocele Classification

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 37-43

  6. Treatment Modalities

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 45-54

  7. Subclinical Varicocele

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 55-57

  8. Varicocele in Adolescents

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 59-61

  9. Effect of Varicocele Treatment

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 63-74

  10. Varicocele and Azoospermia

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 75-77

  11. Cost-Effectiveness of Varicocele Treatment

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 79-81

  12. Guidelines and Best Practice Statements for the Evaluation and Management of Infertile Adult and Adolescent Males with Varicocele

    • Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 83-89

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 91-107
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About this book

This SpringerBrief analyzes varicocele from a novel approach, and provides the reader with a comprehensive view of its scientific and clinical significance. The Brief covers all the important aspects of varicocele related to infertility, from epidemiology to assisted reproduction techniques, contemplating pathophysiology, semen analysis, specialized sperm function tests, and clinical management including all available treatment options form three distinct perspectives, i.e., current  concepts, consensus and controversies. Each topic is addressed using the same template, offering the best information from all angles to readers. This SpringerBrief is aimed at both clinicians and scientists involved in the study and care of male and female fertility, and is written by a team of three internationally recognized authors with expertise in andrology and male infertility. The text is the first of its kind, and presents an invaluable tool both for the basic scientists with an interest in reproductive medicine and for clinicians working in the field of infertility.

Reviews

“This excellent work highlights varicocele management in the effort to optimize a couple’s fertility potential. … This is intended for all students, scientists, and practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine. The authors direct their work to urologists, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and embryologists. All would be well served by this compendium assembled by world leaders in andrology. … The authors provide a convincing, evidence-based body of citations and meta-analyses demonstrating the central role of varicocele in male infertility.” (Irvin H. Hirsch, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • St. Elizabeths Medical Center, TUFTS Medical School St. Elizabeths Medical Center, Boston, USA

    Alaa Hamada

  • Reproduction Clinic, ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, Brazil

    Sandro C. Esteves

  • Medicine Cleveland Clinic, American Centre for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

    Ashok Agarwal

About the authors

Alaa Hamada, MD,  is currently a clinical fellow in robotic and laparoscopic urology in Tufts University and Saint Elizabeths Medical Center. Alaa Hamada is a Board Certified urologist who has done a research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Reproductive Medicine. Since then he has completed three clinical fellowships in Robotic and Endourology in the United States (2012-2015).  

Sandro Esteves, MD, PhD, is Founder and Medical Director of Androfert, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, a referral center for male reproduction in Brazil. Dr. Esteves is a Board-certified Urologist and Infertility Consultant with over 15 years of experience. 


Ashok Agarwal, PhD, HCLD (ABB), is Director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Varicocele and Male Infertility

  • Book Subtitle: Current Concepts, Controversies and Consensus

  • Authors: Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves, Ashok Agarwal

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24936-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24934-6Published: 16 December 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24936-0Published: 07 December 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2194-4253

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-4261

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 107

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Reproductive Medicine, Urology, Vascular Surgery

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