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Exercise and Human Reproduction

Induced Fertility Disorders and Possible Therapies

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Editors:
  1. Diana Vaamonde

    1. Department of Morphological Sciences, University of Cordoba Department of Morphological Sciences, Cordoba, Spain

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  2. Stefan S du Plessis

    1. Division of Medical Physiology, Stellenbosch University , Tygerberg, South Africa

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  3. Ashok Agarwal

    1. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, American Centre for Reproductive Medicin Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

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  • A unique text that brings together knowledge and expertise from the fields of sports medicine and reproductive medicine
  • Discusses the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems as well as fertilization and gestation, the physiology and endocrinology of sport and exercise, and the impact of physical activity, hormonal changes, pathologies, and consequences of drug use for active men and women
  • An invaluable tool for basic scientists and professionals working in the fields of sports performance and human reproduction
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Overview of the Male Reproductive System

    • Luis Jiménez-Reina, Pieter Johann Maartens, Ignacio Jimena-Medina, Ashok Agarwal, Stefan S. du Plessis
    Pages 1-17

  3. Overview of the Female Reproductive System

    • Juan Andrés Ramírez-González, Ricardo Vaamonde-Lemos, Joao Sabino Cunha-Filho, Alex C. Varghese, R. James Swanson
    Pages 19-46

  4. Overview of Fertilization, Gestation, and Parturition

    • Sergio Oehninger, R. James Swanson, Roberto Matorras
    Pages 47-67

  5. Conceptual and Terminological Foundations for the Sciences of Physical Exercise: New Perspectives

    • Marzo Edir Da Silva-Grigoletto, Juan Ramón Heredia Elvar
    Pages 69-74

  6. Sports Physiology and Endocrinology (Endurance vs. Resistance Exercise)

    • Anthony C. Hackney, Mehis Viru
    Pages 75-92

  7. General Adaptations to Exercise: Acute Versus Chronic and Strength Versus Endurance Training

    • Michael I. Lambert
    Pages 93-100

  8. Impact of Physical Activity and Exercise on Male Reproductive Potential: Semen Alterations

    • Diana Vaamonde, Ashok Agarwal, Stefan S. du Plessis, Carolina Algar-Santacruz, Thinus Frans Kruger
    Pages 101-124

  9. Hormonal Changes Associated with Physical Activity and Exercise Training

    • Anthony C. Hackney, William J. Kraemer, David R. Hooper
    Pages 125-143

  10. Common Male Reproductive Tract Pathologies Associated with Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport

    • Amy R. Lane, Alberto Da Costa Stein, Vanessa Krebs Genro
    Pages 145-152

  11. Consequences of the Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids for Male Athletes’ Fertility

    • Juan Manuel García-Manso, Teresa Valverde Esteve
    Pages 153-165

  12. Impact of Physical Activity and Exercise on Female Reproductive Potential

    • Rebecca J. Mallinson, Jenna C. Gibbs, Mary Jane De Souza
    Pages 167-185

  13. Hormonal and Reproductive Changes Associated with Physical Activity and Exercise

    • Jenna C. Gibbs, Rebecca J. Mallinson, Mary Jane De Souza
    Pages 187-207

  14. Risk Biotypes and the Female Athlete Triad

    • Kathryn E. Ackerman, Maria de Lourdes Eguiguren, Michelle Barrack
    Pages 209-228

  15. Consequences of the Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids on Female Athletes’ Fertility

    • Juan Manuel García-Manso, Teresa Valverde Esteve
    Pages 229-238

  16. Impact of Intense Physical Activity on Puberty and Reproductive Potential of Young Athletes

    • Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, Nikolaos D. Roupas
    Pages 239-251

  17. Physical Activity and Pregnancy

    • Sarah J. Moss, Andries Fourie van Oort, Yves Schutz
    Pages 253-285

  18. Impact of Combined Oral Contraceptive Use on Exercise and Health in Female Athletes

    • Heather C. M. Allaway, Rebecca J. Mallinson, Mary Jane De Souza
    Pages 287-302

  19. Oxidative Stress and Infertility: A Possible Link to Exercise

    • Pieter Johann Maartens, Jason Peng, Ashok Agarwal, Diana Vaamonde, Stefan S. du Plessis
    Pages 303-315

  20. Nutritional Deficiencies and Impairment of Fertility in Athletes

    • Juan Marcelo Fernández
    Pages 317-330
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About this book

Providing a comprehensive review of the interactions between exercise and human reproduction, this unique text focuses on both the positive and negative consequences of sport and physical activity on male and female fertility and infertility and the biological mechanisms and processes behind them. Beginning with a review of the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems as well as fertilization and gestation, the discussion then turns to the physiology and endocrinology of sport and exercise, which is further elaborated in subsequent chapters on the impact of physical activity, hormonal changes, pathologies, and consequences of drug use for active men and women. Additional chapters address related topics, such as the impact of sport on young athletes and developing reproductive potential, physical activity and pregnancy, the use of oral contraceptives in athletes, oxidative stress, and the impact of nutritional deficiencies on athletes’ fertility, with a final chapter providing recommendations and therapeutic guidelines for exercise-related reproductive disorders. Covering everything from  the fundamental principles of sports physiology and human reproductive potential to the interaction between physical exercise and the endocrinology of the reproductive system, Exercise and Human Reproduction is an authoritative resource for helping clinicians understand how the reproductive system adapts to activity and exercise and offers strategies to avoidpotential harm to human reproduction.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Morphological Sciences, University of Cordoba Department of Morphological Sciences, Cordoba, Spain

    Diana Vaamonde

  • Division of Medical Physiology, Stellenbosch University , Tygerberg, South Africa

    Stefan S du Plessis

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, American Centre for Reproductive Medicin Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Ashok Agarwal

About the editors

Diana M. Vaamonde Martin,PhD, Department of Morphological Sciences, University of Cordoba, Reproductive Care Center, Gynemed,Cordoba, Spain

Stefan S. du Plessis, MBA, PhD (Stell),Division of Medical Physiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Ashok Agarwal, PhD, HCLD (ABB), ELD (ACE), American Center for Reproductive Medicine and, The Andrology Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Exercise and Human Reproduction

  • Book Subtitle: Induced Fertility Disorders and Possible Therapies

  • Editors: Diana Vaamonde, Stefan S du Plessis, Ashok Agarwal

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3402-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3400-3

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8041-3

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-3402-7

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 351

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Reproductive Medicine, Sports Medicine, Gynecology, Andrology

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