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A Practical Guide to Basic Laboratory Andrology
Contributor(s): Björndahl, Lars (Author), Mortimer, David (Author), Barratt, Christopher L. R. (Author)
ISBN: 0521735904     ISBN-13: 9780521735902
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $81.89  
Product Type: Spiral - Other Formats
Published: April 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Reproductive Medicine & Technology
- Medical | Gynecology & Obstetrics
Dewey: 616.69
LCCN: 2009035486
Series: Cambridge Medicine (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 336 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This practical, extensively illustrated handbook covers the procedures that are undertaken in andrology and ART laboratories to analyse and assess male-factor infertility, and to prepare spermatozoa for use in assisted conception therapy. The content is presented as brief, authoritative overviews of the relevant biological background for each area, plus detailed, step-by-step descriptions of the relevant analytical procedures. Each technical section includes pertinent quality control considerations, as well as the optimum presentation of results. In addition to the comprehensive 'basic' semen analysis, incorporating careful analysis of sperm morphology, the handbook provides established techniques for the use of computer-aided sperm analysis and sperm functional assessment. Throughout the handbook the interpretation of laboratory results in the clinical context is highlighted, and safe laboratory practice is emphasized. It is an invaluable resource to all scientists and technicians who perform diagnostic testing for male-factor infertility.

Contributor Bio(s): Barratt, Christopher L. R.: - Christopher L. R. Barratt is Professor of Reproductive Medicine, University of Dundee, Scotland.Menkveld, Roelof: - Roelof Menkfeld is Head Specialist Scientist and Director of the Andrology Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tygerberg Academic Hospital and University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.Kvist, Ulrik: - Ulrik Kvist is Associate Professor of Andrology, Director of Andrology Laboratory, Center for Andrology and Sexual Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Sweden.Haugen, Trine B.: - Trine B. Haugen is Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo University College, Norway.Mortimer, David: - David Mortimer is the President and co-owner of Oozoa Biomedical Inc., West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Castilla, Jose Antonio: - Jose Antonio Castilla is Director of Andrology and Embryology Laboratory, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Spain and Medical Director of Sperm Bank CEIFER, Granada, Spain.Alvarez, Juan G.: - Juan G. Alvarez is Scientific Director, Institut Marques, Barcelona, Spain.Bjorndahl, Lars: - Lars Björndahl is Consultant, Center for Andrology and Sexual Medicine, Clinic of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.