Contents

pp v-v

List of contributors

pp vi-viii

Foreword by Anne McLaren, FRS

pp ix-x

Preface

pp xi-xiii

Acknowledgements

pp xiv-xiv

Part 1 - Biological perspectives

pp 1-2

1 - The evolution of the sexual arena

pp 3-17

2 - The role of sperm competition in reproduction

pp 18-33

3 - Sperm production and delivery in mammals, including man

pp 34-55

4 - The local control of spermatogenesis

pp 56-84

5 - Some misconceptions of the human epididymis

pp 85-104

6 - Transport of spermatozoa to the egg and fertilization success

pp 105-127

7 - Changes in human male reproductive health

pp 128-146

Part 2 - Implications of the new technologies

pp 147-148

8 - ICSI: the revolution and the portents

pp 149-161

9 - The genetic basis of male infertility

pp 162-179

10 - The treatment of azoospermia with surgery and ICSI

pp 180-190

11 - The challenge of asthenozoospermia

pp 191-212

12 - Molecular techniques for the diagnosis of inherited disorders and male reproductive malfunction

pp 213-247

13 - Gazing into the crystal ball: future diagnosis and management in andrology

pp 248-266

Index

pp 267-271