Chapter 6 – Overview of Management of Male Infertility
Abstract Male infertility is becoming a worldwide epidemic. Data suggest that there has been a constant decline in semen parameters throughout the decades of the 20th century with the mean…
Chapter 7 – Semen Analysis and Sperm Function Tests
Abstract Semen analysis is a fundamental part of male fertility investigation. Samples are produced by masturbation, ideally in a private room nearby to the andrology laboratory or submitted within one…
Chapter 5 – Unexplained Infertility
Abstract It is estimated that infertility affects 1 in 7 heterosexual couples trying for a child in the United Kingdom. The main causes of infertility are as follows [Figure 5.1]…
Chapter 3 – Investigation of Male Infertility
Abstract Male factor infertility is a contributory factor for approximately 50% of couples that present seeking investigation and treatment for infertility, either in isolation (25%) or in combination with a…
Chapter 2 – Epidemiology of Infertility
Abstract Infertility is defined by WHO-ICMART as a disease of the reproductive system defined as the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 of more months of regular unprotected…
Chapter 1 – The Patient’s Perspective
Abstract A good fertility clinic is about more than success rates, and a good fertility specialist has an understanding of fertility problems which goes beyond the clinical aspects of patient…
