Infertility in the Male

This gold standard text has kept its readers abreast of rapid advancements in reproductive medicine and surgery since 1983. Continuing this tradition, this fifth edition has been fully updated and revised to provide clear, didactic advice on best practice for a variety of clinical situations faced by practitioners across many specialties - including urologists, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, medical endocrinologists and many in internal medicine and family practice who see men with suboptimal fertility and reproductive problems. Completely restructured to include pedagogical features such as easily accessible key concepts that cement understanding and real-world use. Covering everything from foundations of anatomy and embryology, through clinical evaluation, diagnostic approaches, treatment and fertility care in context within the healthcare system and society, thrilling advances and future directions are also included. This new edition is an essential reference for all who are working in this young and rapidly evolving field.

Larry I. Lipshultz is Professor of Urology and Chief of the Scott Department of Urology's Division of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery and holds a joint appointment as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, USA.

Stuart S. Howards is Professor of Urology at Wake Forest Medical School (Active), Winston-Salem, NC and Professor Emeritus of Urology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Craig S. Niederberger is Clarence C. Saelhof Professor and Head of the Department of Urology in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and holds a joint appointment as Professor in the Department of Bioengineering in the College of Engineering, IL, USA.

Dolores J. Lamb is Robert S. Dow Professor of Urology and Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Urology, Director of the Center for Reproductive Genomics, and a member of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine and the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.