Table of Contents

 

 

 

1

Scope and Goals of Andrology   Eberhard Nieschlag

1

2

Physiology of Testicular Function   Gerhard F. Weinbauer, Craig Marc Luetjens, Manuela Simoni, and Eberhard Nieschlag

11

3

Physiology of Sperm Maturation and Fertilization   Trevor G. Cooper and Ching-Hei Yeung

61

4

Classification of Andrological Disorders   Frank Tϋttelmann and Eberhard Nieschlag

87

5

Anamnesis and Physical Examination   Eberhard Nieschlag and Hermann M. Behre

93

6

Imaging Diagnostics   Hermann M. Behre and Michael Zitzmann

101

7

Endocrine Laboratory Diagnosis   Manuela Simoni and Eberhard Nieschlag

109

8

Cytogenetic and Molecular Genetic Investigations   Manuela Simoni and Peter Wieacker

119

9

Semen Analysis   Trevor G. Cooper

125

10

Sperm Quality and Function Tests   Ching-Hei Yeung and Trevor G. Cooper

139

11

Testicular Biopsy and Histology   Martin Bergmann and Sabine Kliesch

155

12

Diseases of the Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland   Hermann M. Behre, Eberhard Nieschlag, Carl-Joachim Partsch, Peter Wieacker, and Manuela Simoni

169

13

Disorders at the Testicular Level   Eberhard Nieschlag, Hermann M. Behre, Peter Wieacker, Dieter Meschede, Axel Kamischke, and Sabine Kliesch

193

14

The Aging Male and Late-Onset Hypogonadism   Claus Rolf, Michael Zitzmann, and Eberhard Nieschlag

239

15

Diseases of the Seminal Ducts   Hermann M. Behre, Eberhard Nieschlag, Wolfgang Weidner, and Peter Wieacker

263

16

Disorders of Erection, Cohabitation, and Ejaculation   Hermann van Ahlen and Sabine Kliesch

279

17

Disorders of Androgen Target Organs   Peter F. Wieacker, Hermann M. Behre, and Eberhard Nieschlag

323

18

Testicular Dysfunction in Systemic Diseases   Gideon A. Sartorius and David J. Handelsman

339

19

Environmental Influences on Male Reproductive Health   Martin H. Brinkworth and David J. Handelsman

365

20

Gynecology Relevant to Andrology   Ulrich A. Knuth

391

21

Testosterone Therapy   Eberhard Nieschlag and Hermann M. Behre

437

22

Empirical Therapies for Idiopathic Male Infertility   Eberhard Nieschlag and Axel Kamischke

457

23

Assisted Reproduction   Christian De Geyter, Maria De Geyter, and Hermann M. Behre

469

24

Cryopreservation of Human Spermatozoa   Sabine Kliesch, Axel Kamischke, Trevor G. Cooper, and Eberhard Nieschlag

505

25

Psychology of Fertility Disorders   Regina Oberpenning, Fritz A. Muthny, and Frank Oberpenning

521

26

Sexual Medicine and Andrology   Klaus M. Beier

539

27

Male Contribution to Contraception   Eberhard Nieschlag

557

28

Vasectomy and Refertilization   Udo H. Engelmann and Oliver Gralla

565

29

Approaches to Hormonal Male Contraception   Eberhard Nieschlag and Hermann M. Behre

577

30

Pharmacological Approaches to Male Contraception   Trevor G. Cooper and Ching-Hei Yeung

589

31

Ethical Aspects of Reproductive Medicine   Klaus Demmer

601

 

Index

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