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Practical Clinical Andrology

  • Practice-oriented book focused on andrology
  • Provide complete coverage of andrological topics
  • Open Access book
  • Includes photos and videoclips

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction: History of Sexual Medicine

    • Emmanuele A. Jannini
    Pages 1-12Open Access
  3. Sexuality and Sexual Orientation in the Twenty-First Century

    • Chiara Simonelli, Roberta Galizia, Stefano Eleuteri
    Pages 13-23Open Access
  4. Erectile Dysfunction: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Assessment

    • Vincenzo Mirone, Ferdinando Fusco, Luigi Cirillo, Luigi Napolitano
    Pages 25-33Open Access
  5. Erectile Dysfunction: Medical Therapy and Rehabilitation

    • Alessandro Palmieri, Marco Capece, Angelo di Giovanni, Carlo D’Alterio
    Pages 35-45Open Access
  6. Erectile Dysfunction, Surgical and Regenerative Therapy

    • Carlo Bettocchi, Fabio Castiglione, Omer Onur Cakir, Ugo Falagario, Anna Ricapito
    Pages 47-60Open Access
  7. Peyronie’s Disease

    • Fabrizio Palumbo, Francesco Sebastiani, Alessandro Procacci, Nicola D’Altilia, Anna Ricapito, Luigi Cormio
    Pages 61-73Open Access
  8. Orgasm and Ejaculation Disorders

    • Federico Belladelli, Edoardo Pozzi, Giuseppe Fallara, Paolo Capogrosso, Andrea Salonia
    Pages 75-87Open Access
  9. Female Sexual Dysfunctions: A Clinical Perspective on HSDD, FAD, PGAD, and FOD

    • Alessandra Graziottin, Elisa Maseroli, Linda Vignozzi
    Pages 89-112Open Access
  10. Penile Diseases and Dysmorphisms (Phimosis, Frenulum, Micropenis, and Buried Penis)

    • Marco Spilotros, Fabio Michele Ambruoso
    Pages 113-123Open Access
  11. Andrological Emergencies

    • Fabrizio Palumbo, Francesco Sebastiani, Fabio Crocerossa, Nicola Mondaini
    Pages 125-146Open Access
  12. Andrological Aspects of Penile and Testicular Cancer

    • Giuseppe Carrieri, Ugo Falagario, Marco Recchia, Marco Finati
    Pages 147-159Open Access
  13. Male Reproduction: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Assessment

    • Giuseppe Grande, Carlo Foresta
    Pages 161-172Open Access
  14. Clinical Interpretation of Semen Analysis

    • Csilla Krausz, Ginevra Farnetani
    Pages 173-184Open Access
  15. Therapy in Oligozoospermia (Varicocele, Cryptorchidism, Inflammation, and Seminal Tract Infections)

    • Gian Maria Busetto, Ramadan Saleh, Murat Gül, Ashok Agarwal
    Pages 185-198Open Access
  16. Therapy in Secretory and Obstructive Azoospermia

    • Giorgio Franco, Antonio Franco, Flavia Proietti
    Pages 199-212Open Access
  17. Pathophysiology of Female Reproduction and Clinical Management

    • Luigi Nappi, Felice Sorrentino, Francesca Greco, Laura Vona, Francesco Maria Zullo, Stefano Bettocchi
    Pages 213-226Open Access
  18. Laboratory and Instrumental Diagnostics

    • Stefano Bettocchi, Ferdinando Murgia, Francesca Greco, Maria Grazia Morena, Tea Palieri, Ambra Pisante et al.
    Pages 227-236Open Access
  19. Assisted Reproductive Technology

    • Maria Matteo
    Pages 237-250Open Access
  20. Male Sex Hormones in Andrology Today

    • Nicola Bianchi, Olga Prontera, Mauro Dicuio, Sergio Concetti, Alessandra Sforza, Giovanni Corona
    Pages 251-261Open Access

About this book

This open access book offers a valuable resource for understanding the correct pathways in the context of sexual disorders, couple reproduction, gender identity dysphoria, conditions for which patients commonly ask for consultation and treatment. Based on clinical evidence, international guidelines and experts experience, practical clinical management strategies are presented for each condition. Each clinical care pathway is based on updated algorithm, level of evidence, photos and video-clips that describes the clinical presentations and the best practice management through diagnostic tools and medical or surgical treatment. 

Leading experts from the most important center of excellence in the field of sexual medicine joined to cover the field of andrology in its entirety, each of them dealing with a single topic from the top of their recognized experience and providing a complete and update textbook that will help urologists and other physicians in their daily clinical practice.

This book is thought to be a practical and valuable reference for urologists, gynecologists, endocrinologists, psychiatrics and psychologists, and residents who are not specialty trained in andrology.

It is designed for both young fellows training in different specialties and coming into contact with andrological issues for the first time and also more experienced clinicians and surgeons requiring updated guidelines and clear advice on the most controversial issues.

This book will represent an invaluable quick consulting tool, updated in its scientific contents and rich in tables, images and video-clips.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Andrology and Male Genitalia Reconstructive Surgery Unit, University of Foggia, Policlinico “Riuniti” Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Carlo Bettocchi

  • Department of Urology, University of Foggia, Policlinico “Riuniti” Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Gian Maria Busetto, Giuseppe Carrieri

  • Department of Urology and Andrology, University of Foggia, “L. Bonomo” Teaching Hospital Andria, Andria, Italy

    Luigi Cormio

About the editors

Carlo Bettocchi is Associate Professor at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of University of Foggia, Italy, Director of Andrology and Genital Surgery Unit at Policlinic Hospital, Foggia, Italy; Actual President of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM). Panelist Member of the EAU Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Publications: 97 Publications on indexed scientific journals, Co-author of several books of urology

Gian Maria Busetto is Associate Professor at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of University of Foggia, Italy; Physician Urologist at Academic Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti” of Foggia, Italy; Academic Editor and Topic Editor for indexed scientific journal with impact factor MedicineÒ, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) and Diagnostics. Publications: 88 Publications on indexed scientific journals, Co-author of 3 books of urology and more than 200 publications at national/international congresses. Awards: Winner of several award for best publication, best communication and best reviewer

Giuseppe Carrieri is Full Professor of Urology at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of University of Foggia, Italy; Chairman of the Department of Urology at Academic Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti” of Foggia, Italy; Vice Dean of the University of Foggia, Italy. He is Instructor of Surgery, Department of Surgery University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. and Chairman of the Educational Office of the Italian Society of Urology. Publications: 191 Publications on indexed scientific journals and more than 300 publications at national/international congresses. Awards: Winner of several award in national and international congresses

Luigi Cormio is Full Professor of Urology at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of University of Foggia and Chairman of Urology and Andrology Unit at Bonomo Teaching Hospital - Andria, Italy. Full Professor of Urology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Italy; Chairman of the Male and Female genito-urinary reconstructive surgery subcommittee, European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) Scientific Committee; Chairman of the SIU (Italian Society of Urology) Guidelines on Urolithiasis. Publications: 160 articles in Indexed scientific journals. Awards: winner of several award in national and international congresses.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practical Clinical Andrology

  • Editors: Carlo Bettocchi, Gian Maria Busetto, Giuseppe Carrieri, Luigi Cormio

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11701-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11700-8Published: 15 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11703-9Published: 15 October 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-11701-5Published: 14 October 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 340

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 67 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Urology, Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology

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