Male infertility : a complete guide to lifestyle and environmental factors /

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Imprint:New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xxi, 268 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11086724
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Other authors / contributors:Du Plessis, Stefan S., editor.
Agarwal, Ashok (Physician), editor.
Sabanegh, Edmund S., Jr., editor.
ISBN:9781493910403
149391040X
1493910396
9781493910397
9781493910397
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 5, 2014).
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Summary:This unique text provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the various environmental factors and lifestyle choices which impact male fertility, with special emphasis on the mechanisms that contribute to decreased sperm production and impaired function. Internationally recognized scientists and clinicians, leaders in the field of male infertility, gather their insights and discuss how to prevent, address, and treat male infertility caused by factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, medication and drug use, obesity, dietary and exercise habits, sexually transmitted infections, psychological stress, and occupational exposure to chemicals and radiation. Written in an easy to follow, informal yet scientific style, Male Infertility: A Complete Guide to Lifestyle and Environmental Factorsoffers invaluable clinical guidelines for physicians and infertility experts as well asnew data and research of great interest to basic scientists, andrologists, and embryologists.
Other form:Printed edition: 9781493910397
Standard no.:10.1007/978-1-4939-1040-3