Male and Sperm Factors that Maximize IVF Success

A practical review of factors affecting male fertility and the treatments and strategies that can optimize IVF outcomes.

Male factor infertility is receiving greater emphasis in IVF programs. Concise and practical, this book reviews the scientific evidence for various factors that can affect male fertility. It will enable gynecologists, urologists and andrologists to make evidence-based decisions that can influence the success rate of fertilization during IVF.Male factor infertility is receiving greater emphasis in IVF programs. This book reviews the scientific evidence for various medical, environmental and lifestyle factors that can affect male fertility, such as chromosome abnormalities, age, anti-sperm antibodies and endocrine disruptors. Part of a four-book series on improving IVF success, this volume subsequently explores a range of treatments and strategies to improve sperm quality, including FSH treatment and antioxidants. It also discusses methods to prevent male infertility from childhood through to adulthood. Concise, practical and evidence-based - and with insights from global experts in the field - this text will enable gynecologists, urologists and andrologists to make evidence-based decisions that can influence the success rate of fertilization in subsequent IVF cycles.