Male Infertility Sperm Diagnosis, Management and Delivery

Male Infertility: Sperm Diagnosis, Management and Delivery provides a comprehensive understanding of various aspects of male infertility and its treatment. The book opens with an introduction to basic anatomy and physiology and includes subsequent chapters on the causes and effects of poor semen quality, guidance on how to perform semen analysis, cryo-banking and oncology, ethical and regulatory requirements of using male gametes for fertility treatment, and future technologies. Richly illustrated throughout, this is a key resource for all andrologists and clinicians specialising in reproductive medicine, gynaecology, oncology, infertility and embryology.

• Covers all aspects of sperm diagnosis, management and delivery
• Written and edited by leading experts in the field
• Defines standards of practice and provides methodologies and protocols for best practice

1 Basic anatomy and physiology

2 Basic semen analysis

3 Reference values and reports

4 Culture media constituents

5 Gradients/swim-up

6 Sperm function tests (HOS test/vitality stains)

7  Vasectomy, immunology and ASAs

8  Causes and effects of poor semen quality

9  Treatment options for different semen analysis

10 Other factors to consider with sperm preparation for treatment

11 Preparing sperm from surgical retrieval

12 Preparing sperm from retro-ejaculation

13 Sperm cryobanking and oncology

14 Nurse led insemination programmes

15 New Developments

16 Sperm and legal aspects

17 Sex selection of sperm

Jayant Mehta, PhD DipRCPath
Director of Sub-Fertility Laboratory and Quality Control Manager, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex

Bryan Woodward, PhD FRCPath
Consultant Embryologist and Clinical Scientist, IVF Consultancy Services, Leicester