The Male Factor in Human Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment

W. Thompson, R.F. Harrison, J. Bonnar

Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 6, 2012 - Medical - 304 pages

This book is a compilation of edited papers which were presented at the XIth World Congress of Fertility and Sterility held in June 1983 in Dublin, Ireland. Although it has long been known that male factors are responsible in at least 30% of infertile couples only recently have concerted efforts been made on the part of urologists, gynaecologists and basic scientists to identify these factors more precisely. The nature of spermatogenesis is complex but application of various scientific methods have at last opened up new and promising approaches to our understanding of this subject. Clinical results however have been depressing; the majority of treatments lack realistic evaluation and are initiated in hope rather than with a sound scientific basis. We anticipate that this volume will in some small way correct these deficiencies. The papers have been grouped into related topics. The first section deals with the evaluation of the spermatozoa and includes a critical assessment of the recently introduced zona-free hamster egg test of sperm function. Further sections include the biochemistry of gonadal function and the immunology of male reproduction; most papers are concerned with studies in the human. The clinical sections cover medical and surgical approaches to treatment and the final section deals with various aspects of AID practice.

Contents

• Automatic analysis of sperm characteristics by means of a micro: 9
• A new standardized in vitro penetration test bovine measuring: 17
• UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND: 25
• Penetration of zonafree hamster eggs by human spermatoza Com: 27
• Preface: 30
• Reduced penetration of zonafree hamster ova by cryopreserved: 33
• Effect of caffeine on human sperm penetration into zonafree hamster: 37
• Laserinduced stimulation of sperm motility in vitro: 47
• rue de la Bassée Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 49
• Analysis of various experimental conditions on the rate of human: 57
• Functional role of relaxin in human seminal fluid: 69
• Serum FSH and spermatogenesis: 79
• Response to FSH of human Sertoli cells in culture: 85
• Effects of bombesin on the pituitary response to TRH and LHRH: 95
• Mettler V Baukloh and S Paul: 101
• identification and preliminary: 111
• A radioimmunoassay for antisperm antibodies using 1251labelled: 123
• Medical Treatment of the Infertile Male: 132
• preliminary: 143
• Increased sperm count in 41 cases of idiopathic normogonadotropic: 151
• Bacterial contamination of semen of infertile couples and the effect: 161
• Surgical Treatment of the Infertile Male: 168
• Varicocelectomy for oligozoospermia: 175
• Transurethral resection of verumontanum for ejaculatory duct stenosis: 191
• Results of microsurgical testicular autotransplantation in nine patients: 197
• Echosonographic control of follicular growth in heterologous: 205
• AID in the problem patient: 217
• BAHARY B N BARWIN: 223
• The postinsemination test in predicting the outcome of artificial: 227
• 45: 233
• 46: 243
• 48: 257
• Addendum to Section 1: 265
• Index: 275

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Male Factor in Human Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment; Volume 2 of Studies in Fertility and Sterility
• Editors: W. Thompson, R.F. Harrison, J. Bonnar
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media, 2012
• ISBN: 9400948980, 9789400948983
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Clinical Medicine; Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics