Varicocele and Male Infertility

Alaa Hamada, MD, is currently a clinical fellow in robotic and laparoscopic urology in Tufts University and Saint Elizabeths Medical Center. Alaa Hamada is a Board Certified urologist who has done a research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic's Center for Reproductive Medicine. Since then he has completed three clinical fellowships in Robotic and Endourology in the United States (2012-2015). Sandro Esteves, MD, PhD, is Founder and Medical Director of Androfert, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, a referral center for male reproduction in Brazil. Dr. Esteves is a Board-certified Urologist and Infertility Consultant with over 15 years of experience.

Definitions and Epidemiology.- Origin and Pathophysiology.- Association Between Varicocele and Infertility.- Varicocele Classification.- Treatment Modalities.- Subclinical Varicocele.- Varicocele in Adolescents.- Effect of Varicocele Treatment.- Varicocele and Azoospermia.- Cost-effectiveness of Varicocele Treatment.- Guidelines and Best Practice Statements for the Evaluation and Management of Infertile Adult and Adolescent Males with Varicocele.

"This excellent work highlights varicocele management in the effort to optimize a couple's fertility potential. ... This is intended for all students, scientists, and practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine. The authors direct their work to urologists, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and embryologists. All would be well served by this compendium assembled by world leaders in andrology. ... The authors provide a convincing, evidence-based body of citations and meta-analyses demonstrating the central role of varicocele in male infertility." (Irvin H. Hirsch, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)