Overview
- A revised and updated edition of the classic 2004 text on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of male hypogonadism
- Discusses both normal and abnormal testicular function and hypogonadism due to genetic causes, environmental factors, pre-existing conditions, obesity and other metabolic issues, and aging
- Presents the latest clinical information on androgen replacement therapy and spermatogenesis stimulation
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology (COE)
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Table of contents(20 chapters)
Keywords
- Aging-related hypoandrogenemia
- Androgen replacement therapy
- Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Cryptorchidism
- Delayed puberty
- Gonadotropin deficiency
- Klinefelter's syndrome
- Leydig cell function
- Male hypogonadism
- Neuroendocrine control
- Normal puberty
- Sex hormone-binding globulin
- Spermatogenesis
- Spermiogenesis
- Testicular dysfunction
- Testosterone
- andrology
About this book
Highly practical and updated with the latest available data, this second edition of Male Hypogonadism: Basic, Clinical and Therapeutic Principles cogently presents a large body of scientific information on male reproductive endocrinology to provide a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, and treatments for disorders that adversely affect testicular function.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, D, University of Louisville Health Sciences, Louisville, USA
Stephen J. Winters
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Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi
About the editors
Stephen J. Winters, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Ilpo Huhtaniemi, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Reproductive Endocrinology, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammermith Campus, London, UK
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Male Hypogonadism
Book Subtitle: Basic, Clinical and Therapeutic Principles
Editors: Stephen J. Winters, Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi
Series Title: Contemporary Endocrinology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53298-1
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53296-7Published: 08 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85119-8Published: 25 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53298-1Published: 25 April 2017
Series ISSN: 2523-3785
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3793
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIV, 446
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Endocrinology, Andrology, Reproductive Medicine