Bioenvironmental Issues Affecting Men's Reproductive and Sexual Health - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128012994 ISBN 13: 9780128012994

Publisher: Academic Press, 2017

Synopsis

Bioenvironmental Issues Affecting Men's Reproductive and Sexual Health is structured into two parts related to men’s reproductive and sexual health with eight sections designed to enable a logical flow of such knowledge. The book is focused on the biology of key organs involved in male reproduction and the environmental influences affecting their functions with particular emphasis on clinical aspects.

Individual chapters within the book range from basic to translational aspects, but all hold clinical relevance. This is an essential reference for those working and learning in the field of human reproduction, reproductive toxicology and environmental influences on reproductive and sexual health.

• Brings together the leading authorities working in the field of male reproduction and sexual health and how the environment affects these issues
• Provides guidelines and reference values of various reproductive hormones, semen parameters, inclusion/exclusion criteria for clinical trials
• Discover the most efficient methods by which to design clinical protocols for sperm safety studies and reproductive toxicology trials

About this title

About the Authors

Over 40 years of research and teaching experience in the fields of biochemical pharmacology, male reproductive toxicology, infertility, and sexual dysfunction.
Certified High-complexity Clinical Lab Director (HCLD), Clinical Consultant (CC) and Clinical Laboratory Specialist (CLS). Directs CLIA/HCFA-certified Andrology clinical laboratory at Tulane University Medical Center. Started unique standardized semen analysis training program at Tulane Urology for Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-recommended multi-center clinical trials for male reproductive toxicology and sperm-safety studies.
Author of almost 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, more than 450 abstracts, 30 book chapters.
Gave many presentations and also invited for grand rounds as well as key note speaker at various national and international scientific and professional meetings.
Taught and trained numerous research fellows, urology residents and fellows, medical students, and mentor to 4 PhD graduates.
Reviewer of several medical publications, grants, and served on many editorial boards.

More than 30 years of experience researching male infertility, erectile dysfunction, prosthetic surgery, and testosterone deficiency.
Received the Young Andrologist Award by the American Society of Andrology (ASA)
Author on nearly 500 peer-reviewed publications, and 100 book chapters.
Immediate Past-President of International Society for Sexual Medicine, and member of American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons.
Editor of several textbooks, including, “ Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction.”
Associate editor of Urology (Gold), and on the editorial board for Journal of Urology, Journal of Sexual Medicine and Asian Journal of Andrology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128012994
• ISBN 13: 9780128012994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 636
• Editor: Sikka PhD HCLD/CC (ABB) Suresh C, Hellstrom MD FACS Wayne J.G.