Cambridge University Press, United of Kingdom, 2011
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Synopsis
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Few medical fields are moving as fast as male infertility. Current treatment for a
patient experiencing difficulty impregnating his partner bears only a fair resem-
blance to therapies of even two decades ago. This rapid progress is in part influenced
by parallel advances in female reproductive medicine, such as the development of
technology that allows a single sperm injected into an ovum to yield a baby.
Nevertheless, even by itself, male reproductive medicine over the past few years
has been a rushing current of innovations in medical treatment and surgery.
Evaluation and treatment of the infertile male can appear to be an arcane,
confusing maze. Male reproductive problems are not rare events that only an
occasional physician will encounter; a male factor causes infertility in couples as
often as a female factor does. We wrote this book to help you unravel the mysteries of
male infertility and to prepare you to treat the patient who has difficulty impreg-
nating his partner. The fourth edition ofInfertility in theMaleis an excellent reference
text, but at nearly 700 dense pages, it can be challenging to navigate when you’re first
beginning to see and treat male patients. This book is a companion to that reference
text, including pointers to locations with expanded discussions of salient topics.
Each chapter in this book is written by a single author who will take you
through one of the eight basic components of male reproductive medicine:
biology, clinical evaluation, surgery, medicine, immunology, genetics, semen
analysis, and integration with care for the female. All are designed to be easy
to read. We don’t shy away from our opinions; when you see patients you
ultimately have to make decisions, and opinions form the basis for those choices.
We are describing how we evaluate and treat infertile men, providing our
reasoning, and pointing you to fuller explanations in the fourth edition of
Infertility in the Male. As you progress in learning this field, we hope you will
read the reference text, as you may come to your own, reasoned opinions about
the best way to approach an infertile man.
The fundamental intent of this book is to be an accessible entry into the field
of male reproductive medicine. Enjoy the book, and welcome to one of the most
interesting and gratifying areas of medicine.
