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Male reproductive dysfunction: diagnosis and management of hypogonadism, infertility, and impotence (vol. 7)
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Male Contraception by Gerald I. Zatuchni, Alfred0 Goldsmith, Jeffrey M. Spieler, and John J. Sciarra (Eds.) J. P Lippincott, Philadelphia, $27.00 Although much progress has been made in working toward a male contraceptive, the authors believe that for the next five to ten years condoms and vasectomies will remain the major methods of male fertility control. This delay is caused by numerous factors, e.g., lack of sufficient funds and of incentives of the pharmaceutical industries, male chauvinism, and reasons inherent in the difficulties of the research itself. The 43 articles written by 93 contributors are based on the Proceedings of an International Workshop on Male Contraception, held in Geneva, in May, 1985. The contributions are grouped under seven sections, namely: Overview, Vasectomy and Reversal, Male Reproductive Physiology and Contraception, Assessment of Sperm Function, Experimental Approaches, and Immunologic Approaches. Every section closes with a summarizing discussion of the section topic. The articles are interesting and well written throughout. The wealth of new information and the progress in understanding the male reproductive sysHS tem is very valuable and stimulating.
Textbook of Genitourinary Surgery (2 ~01s.) by Hugh N. Whitfield and William F. Hendry (Eds.) Churchill Livingstone, Inc., New York, $208.00 This urosurgical textbook in 2 volumes and with 1,437 pages is compiled by 95 authors. Nine contributors are from the USA. The editors decided to deviate from conventional formats and structures by designing the book on a pathologic rather than an anatomic basis. They believe that this reflects the way in which patient management is oriented. The thirteen sections which are divided into 127 chapters are, therefore, dealing with all those pathologic-urologic conditions which are related to surgical management: Volume I contains chapters on Investigations, Congenital Disorders, Urodynamic Disorders, Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, and Calculous Disease. Volume II continues with Vascular Disorders, Neuropathic Disorders, Injury to the Genitourinary Tract, Neoplastic Diseases, Endocrine and Repro-
UROLOGY
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JUNE 1987
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VOLUME XXIX,
NUMBER 6
ductive Disorders, Nephrologic Aspects and, finally, the Section on Surgery, which is surprisingly limited to only some 100 pages. The book is well written throughout and replete with excellent illustrative material. One cannot help admiring the immense work and organizational effort which went into this large textbook. Considerable time must have passed from the planning to the final publication. Voluminous compilations of this caliber can therefore only be relatively up to date. In the meantime urologic fields, i.e., endourology and others, have rapidly proHS gressed .
Male Reproductive Dysfunction: Management of Hypogonadism, Impotence (Vol. 7) by Richard J. Santen and Ronald Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York,
Diagnosis and Infertility, and S. Swerdloff (Eds.) $99.75
This book is Volume 7 of the Basic and Clinical Endocrinology Series, written by 46 internationally known authorities. Since the urologist is involved in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of many aspects of male reproductive dysfunction and is frequently called upon as a consultant, his knowledge and expertise should not be limited to problems of varicoceles and the restoration of the patency of transporting ducts alone. A comprehensive study of this caliber will surely enhance the quality of his work and success. The editors point out that during the last decade a wide spectrum of methodologies have developed and stimulated further investigations. A handbook of this kind is therefore welcome, especially since information, documentation, and controversies are spread over a wide range of journals and publications of the many disciplines involved. The 26 individual presentations are grouped under Normal Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry; Leydig Cell Dysfunction; Germ Cell Dysfunction; Psychogenic Sexual Dysfunction; Male Contraception. The text is excellently illustrated. There are color photographs, numerous tables and line drawings, and a very interesting series of testicular microphotographs. Nearly 2,000 references point at material for further studies. The book can be highly recommended. HS
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Male Contraception by Gerald I. Zatuchni, Alfred0 Goldsmith, Jeffrey M. Spieler, and John J. Sciarra (Eds.) J. P Lippincott, Philadelphia, $27.00 Although much progress has been made in working toward a male contraceptive, the authors believe that for the next five to ten years condoms and vasectomies will remain the major methods of male fertility control. This delay is caused by numerous factors, e.g., lack of sufficient funds and of incentives of the pharmaceutical industries, male chauvinism, and reasons inherent in the difficulties of the research itself. The 43 articles written by 93 contributors are based on the Proceedings of an International Workshop on Male Contraception, held in Geneva, in May, 1985. The contributions are grouped under seven sections, namely: Overview, Vasectomy and Reversal, Male Reproductive Physiology and Contraception, Assessment of Sperm Function, Experimental Approaches, and Immunologic Approaches. Every section closes with a summarizing discussion of the section topic. The articles are interesting and well written throughout. The wealth of new information and the progress in understanding the male reproductive sysHS tem is very valuable and stimulating.
Textbook of Genitourinary Surgery (2 ~01s.) by Hugh N. Whitfield and William F. Hendry (Eds.) Churchill Livingstone, Inc., New York, $208.00 This urosurgical textbook in 2 volumes and with 1,437 pages is compiled by 95 authors. Nine contributors are from the USA. The editors decided to deviate from conventional formats and structures by designing the book on a pathologic rather than an anatomic basis. They believe that this reflects the way in which patient management is oriented. The thirteen sections which are divided into 127 chapters are, therefore, dealing with all those pathologic-urologic conditions which are related to surgical management: Volume I contains chapters on Investigations, Congenital Disorders, Urodynamic Disorders, Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, and Calculous Disease. Volume II continues with Vascular Disorders, Neuropathic Disorders, Injury to the Genitourinary Tract, Neoplastic Diseases, Endocrine and Repro-
UROLOGY
i
JUNE 1987
i
VOLUME XXIX,
NUMBER 6
ductive Disorders, Nephrologic Aspects and, finally, the Section on Surgery, which is surprisingly limited to only some 100 pages. The book is well written throughout and replete with excellent illustrative material. One cannot help admiring the immense work and organizational effort which went into this large textbook. Considerable time must have passed from the planning to the final publication. Voluminous compilations of this caliber can therefore only be relatively up to date. In the meantime urologic fields, i.e., endourology and others, have rapidly proHS gressed .
Male Reproductive Dysfunction: Management of Hypogonadism, Impotence (Vol. 7) by Richard J. Santen and Ronald Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York,
Diagnosis and Infertility, and S. Swerdloff (Eds.) $99.75
This book is Volume 7 of the Basic and Clinical Endocrinology Series, written by 46 internationally known authorities. Since the urologist is involved in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of many aspects of male reproductive dysfunction and is frequently called upon as a consultant, his knowledge and expertise should not be limited to problems of varicoceles and the restoration of the patency of transporting ducts alone. A comprehensive study of this caliber will surely enhance the quality of his work and success. The editors point out that during the last decade a wide spectrum of methodologies have developed and stimulated further investigations. A handbook of this kind is therefore welcome, especially since information, documentation, and controversies are spread over a wide range of journals and publications of the many disciplines involved. The 26 individual presentations are grouped under Normal Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry; Leydig Cell Dysfunction; Germ Cell Dysfunction; Psychogenic Sexual Dysfunction; Male Contraception. The text is excellently illustrated. There are color photographs, numerous tables and line drawings, and a very interesting series of testicular microphotographs. Nearly 2,000 references point at material for further studies. The book can be highly recommended. HS
675