TY - BOOK ID - 14225171 TI - Varicocele and Male Infertility : Current Concepts, Controversies and Consensus AU - Hamada, Alaa. AU - Esteves, Sandro C. AU - Agarwal, Ashok. PY - 2016 SN - 3319249347 3319249363 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Gynecology & Obstetrics KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Varicocele. KW - Infertility, Male. KW - Male infertility KW - Male sterility KW - Sterility, Male KW - Generative organs, Male KW - Infertility KW - Spermatic cord KW - Varicose veins KW - Diseases KW - Reproductive Medicine. KW - Urology. KW - Vascular Surgery. KW - Vascular surgery KW - Genitourinary organs KW - Human reproduction KW - Human reproductive health KW - Human reproductive medicine KW - Reproductive medicine KW - Health KW - Health aspects KW - Reproductive medicine. KW - Vascular surgery. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14225171 AB - This SpringerBrief analyzes varicocele from a novel approach, and provides the reader with a comprehensive view of its scientific and clinical significance. The Brief covers all the important aspects of varicocele related to infertility, from epidemiology to assisted reproduction techniques, contemplating pathophysiology, semen analysis, specialized sperm function tests, and clinical management including all available treatment options form three distinct perspectives, i.e., current concepts, consensus and controversies. Each topic is addressed using the same template, offering the best information from all angles to readers. This SpringerBrief is aimed at both clinicians and scientists involved in the study and care of male and female fertility, and is written by a team of three internationally recognized authors with expertise in andrology and male infertility. The text is the first of its kind, and presents an invaluable tool both for the basic scientists with an interest in reproductive medicine and for clinicians working in the field of infertility. ER -