Antioxidants in Male Infertility A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers [Paperback]

This concise, truncated version of Parekattil and Agarwal's Male Infertility: Contemporary Clinical Approaches, Andrology, ART & Antioxidants is the first resource dedicated solely to antioxidants and male infertility. With select chapters that will prove invaluable to the practitioner of reproductive medicine, Antioxidants in Male Infertility addresses issues such as:

- Molecular mechanisms of antioxidants in male infertility

- Oxidative stress

- The impact of infection, aging, obesity, and injury on male infertility

- Natural and synthetic antioxidants and antioxidant therapy

- Antioxidants in ICSI and IMSI

Also included is a new chapter reviewing the physiological role of reactive oxygen species in sperm function.

Practical for clinicians and researchers alike, Antioxidants in Male Infertility contains all of the need-to-know information about these cutting-edge topics in reproductive medicine.

This concise rendering of Parekattil and Agarwal's voluminous study is the first quick-reference guide to a cutting-edge topic in reproductive medicine. It includes a chapter on the physiological role of reactive oxygen species in sperm function.

Part I: Male Infertility Diagnosis.- Causes of Male Infertility.- Laboratory Evaluation for Male Infertility.- Epidemiological Considerations in Male Infertility.- Part II: Oxidants and Antioxidants.- Physiological Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Sperm Function: A Review.- Molecular Mechanisms of Antioxidants in Male Infertility.- Oxidative Stress.- Loss of Intracellular Antioxidant Enzyme Activity During Sperm Cryopreservation: Effects on Sperm Function After Thawing.- Part III: Causes of Male Infertility.- Infection in Infertility.- Varicocele.- Sperm DNA Damage and Antioxidant Use: Roles in Male Fertill3t