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- Male and Sperm Factors that Maximize IVF Success
- Male and Sperm Factors that Maximize IVF Success
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Sperm Selection for ART Success
- Chapter 2 New Horizons in Male Subfertility and Infertility
- Chapter 3 Chromosome Abnormalities and the Infertile Male
- Chapter 4 The Effect of Endocrine Disruptors and Environmental and Lifestyle Factors on the Sperm Epigenome
- Chapter 5 Lifestyle Factors and Sperm Quality
- Chapter 6 The Effect of Age on Male Fertility and the Health of Offspring
- Chapter 7 The Assessment and Role of Anti-sperm Antibodies
- Chapter 8 FSH Treatment in Male Infertility
- Chapter 9 Antioxidants to Improve Sperm Quality
- Chapter 10 The History of Utilization of IVF for Male Factor Subfertility
- Chapter 11 The Case Against Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for All
- Chapter 12 Perinatal Outcomes from IVF and ICSI
- Chapter 13 Artificial Insemination with Partner’s Sperm for Male Subfertility
- Chapter 14 Obstructive Azoospermia: Is There a Place for Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction?
- Chapter 15 Should Varicocele Be Operated on Before IVF?
- Chapter 16 Donor Insemination: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
- Chapter 17 DNA Damage in Spermatozoa
- Chapter 18 Prevention of Male Infertility: From Childhood to Adulthood
- Index
- References
Chapter 18 - Prevention of Male Infertility: From Childhood to Adulthood
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 May 2020
- Male and Sperm Factors that Maximize IVF Success
- Male and Sperm Factors that Maximize IVF Success
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Sperm Selection for ART Success
- Chapter 2 New Horizons in Male Subfertility and Infertility
- Chapter 3 Chromosome Abnormalities and the Infertile Male
- Chapter 4 The Effect of Endocrine Disruptors and Environmental and Lifestyle Factors on the Sperm Epigenome
- Chapter 5 Lifestyle Factors and Sperm Quality
- Chapter 6 The Effect of Age on Male Fertility and the Health of Offspring
- Chapter 7 The Assessment and Role of Anti-sperm Antibodies
- Chapter 8 FSH Treatment in Male Infertility
- Chapter 9 Antioxidants to Improve Sperm Quality
- Chapter 10 The History of Utilization of IVF for Male Factor Subfertility
- Chapter 11 The Case Against Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for All
- Chapter 12 Perinatal Outcomes from IVF and ICSI
- Chapter 13 Artificial Insemination with Partner’s Sperm for Male Subfertility
- Chapter 14 Obstructive Azoospermia: Is There a Place for Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction?
- Chapter 15 Should Varicocele Be Operated on Before IVF?
- Chapter 16 Donor Insemination: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
- Chapter 17 DNA Damage in Spermatozoa
- Chapter 18 Prevention of Male Infertility: From Childhood to Adulthood
- Index
- References
Summary
Many andrological pathologies seen in adults, including infertility, actually arise at a younger age, due to the strong susceptibility and vulnerability of the male gonad to external insults, starting from age of gestation and during all growth phases. Although three main phases are particularly susceptible for subsequent normal testis development and function (the intrauterine phase, the neonatal phase comprising the so-called “minipuberty”, and puberty), even during infancy, when the testes are apparently “sleeping”, damaging causes with permanent effects on testicular function can occur. Since a great number of risk factors for future male fertility might already be present at young ages, the possibility for early diagnosis and prevention of negative sequelae is unfortunately low if systematic health and information programmes are lacking. Indeed, interventions focused on childhood and adolescence could have a profound effect on sexual and reproductive health later in life. To do this, multiple level interventions are necessary.
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- Male and Sperm Factors that Maximize IVF Success , pp. 211 - 228Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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