Approximately one in twenty men have sperm counts low enough to impair fertility but little progress has been made in answering fundamental questions in andrology or in developing new diagnostic tools or management strategies in infertile men. Many of these problems increase with age, leading to a growing population of men seeking help. To address this, there is a strong movement towards integrating male reproductive and sexual healthcare involving clinicians such as andrologists, urologists, endocrinologists and counselors. This book will emphasize this integrated approach to male reproductive and sexual health throughout the lifespan. Practical advice on how to perform both clinical and laboratory evaluations of infertile men is given, as well as a variety of methods for medically and surgically managing common issues. This text ties together the three major pillars of clinical andrology: clinical care, the andrology laboratory, and translational research.

Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Samir Taneja, Dr. Badrinath Konety has put together a comprehensive issue that addresses the latest clinical updates in Male Infertility. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Cutting edge evaluation in male infertility; Optimal endocrine evaluation and treatment; Sperm extraction in obstructive azoospermia: What's next; FNA vs. microTESE; ROSI (round spermatid injection); Reproductive Urology in the context of an IVF practice; Care delivery in male infertility; Qualitative research in male infertility; Male Infertility & Somatic Health; DNA fragmentation: Does testicular sperm make sense; CRISPR & Genetics of Male Infertility after whole genome sequencing; Transgenerational epigenetics: A window into paternal health influences on offspring; Spermatogonial Stem Cell Culture in oncofertility; Personalized medicine for the infertile male; and Male Infertility & The future of IVF. Readers will come away with the clinical information they need to improve outcomes in patients with infertility.