Fertility preservation in male cancer patients /
Men with cancer rendered infertile by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy that are needed to control or cure their disease are increasingly being offered the chance to preserve their reproductive potential through artificial reproductive technologies. Cryopreservation of sperm and t...
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2013
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| Series: | Cambridge medicine (Series)
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Men with cancer rendered infertile by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy that are needed to control or cure their disease are increasingly being offered the chance to preserve their reproductive potential through artificial reproductive technologies. Cryopreservation of sperm and testicular tissue have increasingly helped boys and men preserve their fertility. There is a growing subspecialty within reproductive medicine aimed at fertility preservation in this population. Furthermore, strategies are being developed that may in the future revolutionize the approach to such patients. Written by international authorities in the field of fertility preservation, this comprehensive book is aimed at clinicians dealing with male cancer patients, in particular, urologists, andrologists, oncologists, pediatricians and nursing staff as well as clinicians in reproductive endocrinology. The text reviews the impact of cancers and their treatment on male fertility, the available fertility preservation strategies and post-treatment management. |
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| Item Description: | Special considerations in men with cancer. Written by international authorities, this book is aimed at clinicians dealing with male patients rendered infertile by cancer therapy. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | ReferencesSection 2-Disorders of male fertility; 5 History and physical examination; Introduction; History; Reproductive history; Childhood illnesses and conditions; Systemic diseases; Past surgical history; Family history; Medications; Lifestyle exposures and occupational history; Cancer and cancer therapies; Testicular cancer; Hodgkins disease (HD); Cancer therapies; Physical examination; Penis; Scrotum; Digital rectal examination; Summary; References; 6 Abnormalities of semen parameters; Introduction; Low-volume ejaculate; Oligospermia; Asthenospermia; Teratospermia; Leukocytospermia. |
| ISBN: | 9781139625104 1139625101 9780511997761 0511997760 1299257658 9781299257658 9781139612081 1139612085 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
