Channa Jayasena – författare

This second edition provides a comprehensive overview of endocrinology of the male reproductive system, explaining how it works and how, sometimes, it fails to work. World-class specialists present state of the art knowledge on all aspects, including anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, genetics and pathophysiology. Moreover, the book provides comprehensive description of testicular diseases, considering the clinical manifestations, the endocrine aspects, the clinical management and the therapies available. Extensive consideration is given to sexual development, testicular function, the clinical approach to disorders of male reproduction, male hypogonadism, sexual dysfunction, and male infertility. Moreover, specific insight on future direction in testicular and reproductive disease management are carefully reported. In addition, sociodemographic, psychological, ethical and other humanistic aspects of male reproduction and its disorders are discussed. The book is intended as a major reference for endocrinologists, andrologists, and sexologists, as well as basic and clinical scientists. It is published as part of the Springer Reference program, which delivers access to living editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.