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Scope and Goals of Andrology

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Andrology encompasses all areas of medicine and science dealing with the reproductive functions of the male under physiological and pathological conditions. It focuses on infertility and hypogonadism, as well as on sexual aspects, including erectile dysfunction, male senescence (the aging male) and male contraception. In this chapter infertility is treated as one of the main areas of andrology, with a special emphasis on diagnosis and therapy of the male in the context of the infertile couple. The chapter deals with the possibilities of male contraception as the complementary aspect of reproduction.

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    Eberhard Nieschlag

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    Hermann M. Behre

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  3. Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

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Nieschlag, E., Behre, H.M. (2023). Scope and Goals of Andrology. In: Nieschlag, E., Behre, H.M., Kliesch, S., Nieschlag, S. (eds) Andrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31574-9_1

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