- Part 1 Principles of international endocrine practice
- Part 2 Pituitary and hypothalamic diseases
- Part 3 The thyroid
- Part 4 Parathyroid, calcium, and bone metabolism
- Part 5 The adrenal gland and endocrine hypertension
- Part 6 Neuroendocrine tumours and genetic disorders
- Part 7 Growth and development during childhood
- Part 8 Female endocrinology and pregnancy
- Part 9 Male hypogonadism and infertility
- 9.1 Definitions and classification of disorders
- 9.2 Normal male endocrinology
- 9.3 Evaluation of the male patient with suspected hypogonadism and/or infertility
- 9.3.1 Clinical appearance and examination
- 9.3.2 Endocrine evaluation
- 9.3.3 Semen analysis
- 9.3.4 Sonography
- 9.3.5 Cytogenetics and molecular genetics
- 9.3.6 Testicular biopsy
- 9.4 Male endocrinological disorders and male factor infertility
- 9.5 Exogenous factors and male reproductive health
- Part 10 Endocrinology of ageing and systemic disease
- Part 11 Endocrinology of cancer
- Part 12 Obesity, lipids, and metabolic disorders
- Part 13 Diabetes mellitus
Sonography
- Chapter:
- Sonography
- Author(s):
Hermann M. Behre
and Eberhard Nieschlag
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199235292.003.9044
For diagnosis of testicular dysfunction, ultrasonography of the scrotal content has become a standard procedure in patients attending an andrology clinic (1, 2). In addition, transrectal ultrasonography of the prostate and seminal vesicles is a recommended procedure for the diagnosis of infertility and for pretreatment dia-gnosis and monitoring of testosterone therapy.
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- Part 1 Principles of international endocrine practice
- Part 2 Pituitary and hypothalamic diseases
- Part 3 The thyroid
- Part 4 Parathyroid, calcium, and bone metabolism
- Part 5 The adrenal gland and endocrine hypertension
- Part 6 Neuroendocrine tumours and genetic disorders
- Part 7 Growth and development during childhood
- Part 8 Female endocrinology and pregnancy
- Part 9 Male hypogonadism and infertility
- 9.1 Definitions and classification of disorders
- 9.2 Normal male endocrinology
- 9.3 Evaluation of the male patient with suspected hypogonadism and/or infertility
- 9.3.1 Clinical appearance and examination
- 9.3.2 Endocrine evaluation
- 9.3.3 Semen analysis
- 9.3.4 Sonography
- 9.3.5 Cytogenetics and molecular genetics
- 9.3.6 Testicular biopsy
- 9.4 Male endocrinological disorders and male factor infertility
- 9.5 Exogenous factors and male reproductive health
- Part 10 Endocrinology of ageing and systemic disease
- Part 11 Endocrinology of cancer
- Part 12 Obesity, lipids, and metabolic disorders
- Part 13 Diabetes mellitus
