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Impacts of Medications on Male Fertility

  • Tables show the evidence for adverse effects of each medication, providing easy use in the fertility clinic for reliable diagnosis
  • Ideal for fertility practitioners concerned about their lack of information on work-up of the male partner in cases of infertility
  • A comprehensive review of a male reproductive concern, never previously published in one volume
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 1034)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction to Medication Effects on Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 1-4
  3. Male Reproductive Functions Disrupted by Pharmacological Agents

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 13-24
  4. Exogenous Androgens and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 25-28
  5. Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors (PDE Inhibitors) and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 29-38
  6. Pain Medications and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 39-57
  7. 5α-Reductase Inhibitors (5ARIs) and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 59-61
  8. Psychotropics and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 63-101
  9. Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Medications and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 103-130
  10. Antimicrobials and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 131-161
  11. Antivirals and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 163-178
  12. Immunosuppressants and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 179-210
  13. Miscellaneous Drugs and Male Reproduction

    • Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia
    Pages 211-226
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 227-325

About this book

The over-arching goal of this volume is to help infertility practitioners evaluate and manage their patients with poor semen quality.  The authors review the existing literature on the effects of medications on male fertility, and provide detailed information about what is known, giving the number of individuals and population characteristics for studies of medication effects on male fertility. Medications are designed to treat illness and reduce symptoms, but all have undesirable adverse effects such as headache or stomach upset. Some adverse reactions can even be life-threatening, so it is no surprise that some drugs have negative effects on male reproduction.  Medical practitioners rarely consider a man’s reproductive plans when prescribing medications. Men are routinely treated with drugs that can impair or abolish fertility.

Although practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine generally realize that certain drugs impact negatively on reproductive health, thereare limited resources providing evidence-based knowledge useful in counseling patients. Tables throughout this volume summarize the information for each drug, providing a handy reference for clinical use.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA

    Erma Z. Drobnis

  • Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

    Ajay K. Nangia

About the authors

Erma Z. Drobnis, PhD, is Laboratory Director of the Andrology Laboratory, and Associate Professional Practice Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Ajay K. Nangia, MBBS FACS, is Professor of Urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

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eBook USD 99.00
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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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