Varicocele and Male Infertility
Current Concepts, Controversies and Consensus
Authors: Hamada, Alaa, Esteves, Sandro C., Agarwal, Ashok
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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.
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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. - Reviews
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“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)
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Definitions and Epidemiology
Pages 1-3
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Origin and Pathophysiology
Pages 5-17
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Association Between Varicocele and Infertility
Pages 19-35
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Varicocele Classification
Pages 37-43
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Treatment Modalities
Pages 45-54
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Varicocele and Male Infertility
- Book Subtitle
- Current Concepts, Controversies and Consensus
- Authors
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- Alaa Hamada
- Sandro C. Esteves
- Ashok Agarwal
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-24936-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-24936-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-24934-6
- Series ISSN
- 2194-4253
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 107
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
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