MALE INFERTILITY:CLIN INVESTGT

Part 1 Basic sciences: cytological aspects of spermatogenisis, J. Muller, A. Giwercman and N.E. Skakkeboek; genetic mechanism of normal and abnormal sexual development in males, J.-J. Cassiman; the neuroendocrine regulation of male reproduction, J.-M. Kaufman; growth factors and cytokines in the testis, M. Benahmed; physiology and evaluation of epididymal function, T.G. Cooper. Part 2 Clinical investigation: definition of infertility, subfertility and fecundability - methods to calculate the success rate of treatment, F.H. Comhaire; basic investigation of the infertile male and andrological aspects of ercectile dysfunction, F.H. Comhaire; conventioal methods of semen analysis, F.H. Comhaire; advanced semen analysis, F.H. Comhaire, A. Hinting and A.M. Mahmoud; biological and biochemical tests on semen, A. Zalata et al; sperm function and its evaluation, L.J.D. Zaneveld. Part 3 Major causes of male reproductive impairment: ejaculatory dysfunction, R. Wang, M. Monga and W.J.G. Hellstrom; immunological causes, A. Hinting and A.M. Mahmoud; varicocele, F.H. Comhaire and J. Gerris; sexually transmitted diseases, C.L.R. Barratt; some aspects of male accessory gland infection, and its possible role in male infertility, F.H. Comhaire and A. Zalata; environmental factors, J.P. Bonde; congenital causes, A. Giwercman, J. Muller and N.E. Skakkeboek; acquired causes, F. Duyck and D. Vanderschueren; testicular cancer, A. Giwercman, J. Muller and N.E. Skakkeboek. Part 4 Therapeutic approaches to male infertility: hormonel treatment, F.H. Comhaire; surgical approach, J. Gerris and P. Devroey; assisted reproduction technologies, S. Gordts; donor sperm insemination and sperm banking, H.T. Depypere, J. Gerris and F.H. Comhaire; computer-assisted managment and the infertile male, F. Schoonjans and F.H. Comhaire; techniques of semen analysis, F.H. Comhaire and L. Vermeulen.