Andrology : male reproductive health and dysfunction

Contents: Scope and Goals of Andrology / Eberhard Nieschlag -- Physiology of Testicular Function / Gerhard F. Weinbauer, Craig Marc Luetjens, Manuela Simoni, and Eberhard Nieschlag -- Physiology of Sperm Maturation and Fertilization / Trevor G. Cooper and Ching-Hei Yeung -- Classification of Andrological Disorders / Frank Tüttelmann and Eberhard Nieschlag -- Anamnesis and Physical Examination / Eberhard Nieschlag and Hermann M. Behre -- Imaging Diagnostics / Hermann M. Behre and Michael Zitzmann -- Endocrine Laboratory Diagnosis / Manuela Simoni and Eberhard Nieschlag -- Cytogenetic and Molecular Genetic Investigations / Manuela Simoni and Peter Wieacker -- Semen Analysis / Trevor G. Cooper -- Sperm Quality and Function Tests / Ching-Hei Yeung and Trevor G. Cooper -- Testicular Biopsy and Histology / Martin Bergmann and Sabine Kliesch -- Diseases of the Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland / Hermann M. Behre, Eberhard Nieschlag, Carl-Joachim Partsch, Peter Wieacker, and Manuela Simoni -- Disorders at the Testicular Level / Eberhard Nieschlag, Hermann M. Behre, Peter Wieacker, Dieter Meschede, Axel Kamischke, and Sabine Kliesch -- The Aging Male and Late-Onset Hypogonadism / Claus Rolf, Michael Zitzmann, and Eberhard Nieschlag -- Diseases of the Seminal Ducts / Hermann M. Behre, Eberhard Nieschlag, Wolfgang Weidner, and Peter Wieacker -- Disorders of Erection, Cohabitation, and Ejaculation / Hermann van Ahlen and Sabine Kliesch -- Disorders of Androgen Target Organs / Peter F. Wieacker, Hermann M. Behre, and Eberhard Nieschlag -- Testicular Dysfunction in Systemic Diseases / Gideon A. Sartorius and David J. Handelsman -- Environmental Influences on Male Reproductive Health / Martin H. Brinkworth and David J. Handelsman -- Gynecology Relevant to Andrology / Ulrich A. Knuth -- Testosterone Therapy / Eberhard Nieschlag and Hermann M. Behre -- Empirical Therapies for Idiopathic Male Infertility / Eberhard Nieschlag and Axel Kamischke -- Assisted Reproduction / Christian De Geyter, Maria De Geyter, and Hermann M. Behre -- Cryopreservation of Human Spermatozoa / Sabine Kliesch, Axel Kamischke, Trevor G. Cooper, and Eberhard Nieschlag -- Psychology of Fertility Disorders / Regina Oberpenning, Fritz A. Muthny, and Frank Oberpenning -- Sexual Medicine and Andrology / Klaus M. Beier -- Male Contribution to Contraception / Eberhard Nieschlag -- Vasectomy and Refertilization / Udo H. Engelmann and Oliver Gralla -- Approaches to Hormonal Male Contraception / Eberhard Nieschlag and Hermann M. Behre -- Pharmacological Approaches to Male Contraception / Trevor G. Cooper and Ching-Hei Yeung -- Ethical Aspects of Reproductive Medicine / Klaus Demmer.