Nutraceuticals for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Disorders

This unique book covers diverse aspects of sexual dysfunctions and the role of nutraceutical therapeutics, applying both traditional knoweldge and modern evidence-based research. The new book focuses on the use of nutraceuticals on sexual disorders, highlighting the working solutions as well as open problems and future challenges in the use of nutraceuticals in sexual disorder research.

Disucssing state-of-the-art developments and trends in this field, the book covers the use of antioxidants in stress-induced male infertility, the role of nutraceuticals in prostate cancer, male sex hormone disturbances, and the impact of nutraceuticals on male accessory organs. The book also addresses the use of nutraceuticals on female sexual disorders and remedial measures in treating breast cancer, cervical complications, pregnancy health and disorders, menstrual disturbances, female sex hormones, female infertility, and prevention of vaginal infections. The book also covers the use of nutraceuticals to combat general sexual disorders such as urinogenital complications, geriatric sexual functions, traditional nutraceuticals use for sexual disorders, the use of nutritional spices for sexual disorders, and the role of nutraceuticals on transgendered individuals.

Raj K. Keservani, PhD, MPharm, is Associate Professor in the Faculty of B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience at various institutes of India, imparting pharmaceutical education. He has published many peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international reputed journals, book chapters, coauthored books, and edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. His research interests encompass nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery/drug delivery, health science/life science, and biology/cancer biology/neurobiology. Dr. Keservani graduated (BPharm) from the Department of Pharmacy, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, in 2005. Afterward, he qualified GATE in the same year, conducted by IIT Mumbai. He received his Master of Pharmacy from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, in 2008 with a specialization in pharmaceutics.

Sharangouda J. Patil, PhD, is working as Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, NMKRV College for Women (Autonomous), Bengaluru, India. He has contributed majorly to outreach programs for transfer of technology from lab to land. He has successfully guided various projects for master’s and PhD students. During his academic and research career, he has published more than 80 research articles, 10 edited books, 24 book chapters, five technical bulletins, and several other technical articles in national and international journals. He has participated and presented research papers at more than 90 conferences and has been awarded many best paper awards. Dr. Patil is also working as an editor in chief, editorial board member, advisory editorial member, and a reviewer for more than 40 journals. He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at a World Bank-funded project at the ICAR-reputed National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, India. For his postdoctoral research, Dr. Patil opted to work extensively on livestock extension research. Dr. Patil completed his master’s degree in Zoology and completed his doctoral studies at Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, India.

Ivan Aranha, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Zoology, Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. He has published many research articles and book chapters. He has research experience of 20 years and teaching experience of more than 15 years. His research interests include reproductive biology, immunology, and environmental biology. He was awarded a Young Scientist Award (2003) and received fellowships and major research projects from DBT, DST, and UGC. He earned his PhD in Zoology (Reproductive Biology) from the University of Mysore, Mysore, and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral fellow at CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore (a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) Mysore.