Basics of Human Andrology
A Textbook
Editors: Kumar, Anand, Sharma, Mona (Eds.)
- 1. The focus is on the sequential discussion of male reproductive system from normal anatomy, physiology to pathophysiology.2. Each chapter includes flow charts, tables and figures relevant to the text that makes understanding simple.3.Discussion of Brain areas in context of male sexual function makes the book more novel
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This book addresses various aspects of male reproduction ranging from mind to testis. The basis of maleness lies in the Y chromosome. Reproductive functions depend upon the development of male organs from embryo to manhood. Testis, the male gonad, produces hormones and sperms; the latter is ejaculated in semen secreted by accessory sex glands. The testicular events are under neuroendocrine regulation which coordinates reproductive life from puberty to andropause.
Biology is as important as psychology in the control of reproduction. Behaviours are rooted in the brain. Various brain areas and neural circuits regulate male behaviours. Brain sexual polymorphism is the basis of homosexuality and transgenders. Neurophysiology has always been complex to understand. But, this book presents it in a simpler way.
Reproductive organs receive systemic influences, too. The book describes roles of metabolic, immune and thyroid status in reproduction. The book has chapters on male reproductive pathophysiology. Principles of diagnosis and management are also included. The last section deals with contraception and yoga. The traditional wisdom of yoga has been used for millennia to enhance sexual and reproductive experience.
This book will serve basic medical scientists, urologists, nephrologists, surgeons, andrologists, endocrinologists, gynaecologists, nurses, councellors and also the students of biological sciences who want to study reproduction in human male. The language is kept simple so that an inquisitive person with a background of biology too may read it. - About the authors
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Professor Anand Kumar (MD, FAMS), has been the Head of the Department of Reproductive Biology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Hamburg and WHO fellow at the University of Bonn. He was a visiting professor at the University of Hamburg and the University of Science, Malaysia. He has over 100 research publications and several books to his name.
Dr. Mona Sharma (MD, DNB, MAMS), is an assistant professor at the Department of Reproductive Biology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She is a motivated teacher and an enthusiastic researcher in the field of andrology and reproductive genetics. She has presented her research at various scientific conferences and has numerous publications to her name - Video
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Basics of Human Andrology
- Book Subtitle
- A Textbook
- Editors
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- Anand Kumar
- Mona Sharma
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-10-3695-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-10-3695-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-10-3694-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 536
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 50 b/w illustrations, 110 illustrations in colour
- Topics