Biennial Review of Infertility: Volume 1

ISBN-13: 9781493957026 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str.

Lori Barnard; Catherine Racowsky; Peter N. Schlegel

Opis

Infertility is a widespread medical condition. The Biennial Review of Infertility provides the most up-to-date advances, ideas, and controversies together in one volume. The book is written by evidence-based experts who present each topic in a clear manner.

Recenzje

From the reviews: "The objective of this book is to present important and cutting edge topics relevant to infertility in a single volume accessible to all medical specialties involved in the care of infertile couples. ... present each topic in a clear manner that will benefit both clinicians and scientists. ... This book undoubtedly presents ... several important and cutting edge topics relevant to infertility and highlights of emerging controversies and contrasting points which will be useful to reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, andrologists, embryologists and gynecologists." (Endocrine Regulations, October, 2009) "This textbook ... totalling 22 concise chapters examining the current knowledge in various aspects of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). ... aimed ... at clinicians, embryologists and clinical nurse specialists who have existing experience and are working day to day in the field. Each chapter provides a background, then a comprehensive review ... of the available literature. It is then summarised and extensively referenced to allow readers to explore the area further. ... I would thoroughly recommend this text to practitioners." (Marco Gaudoin, The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, 2010) "This well written and informative update details breaking news and controversies in reproductive medicine. ... the book is written with reproductive endocrinologists and urologists emphasizing male infertility squarely in mind. ... The Biennial Review of Infertility is a fine and recommended reference for urologists whose practice includes men who struggle with fertility. It offers a comprehensive update in topics that will allow urologists to communicate effectively with their reproductive endocrinology/ gynecology colleagues." (Urology, Spring, 2010)

Spis treści

Section 1 – Female Infertility Environmental Factors Affecting Female Infertility…………… Victor Y. Fujimoto and Linda C. Giudice Metformin for the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)…………… Satin S. Patel, Victor E. Beshay, and Bruce R. Carr Minimally Invasive Approaches to Treat Symptomatic Uterine Myomas……………. Samantha M. Pfeifer Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation…………… Amr A. Azim and Owen K. Davis Ectopic Pregnancy…………… Stephan Krotz and Sandra Carson Recent Advances in Fertility Preservation for the Female…………… Ozgur Oktem and Kutluk Oktay0 Section 2 – Male Infertility Effect of Advanced Age on Male Infertility…………… Matthew Wosnitzer and Harry Fisch Genetic Variants in Male Infertility…………… Mounia Tannour-Louet and Dolores J. Lamb Sperm Chromatin Abnormalities and Reproductive Outcome…………… Peter N. Schlegel Section 3 – Assisted Reproduction Techniques Selecting the Most Competent Embryo…………… S. Temel Ceyhan, Katherine V. Jackson, and Catherine Racowsky Elective Single Embryo Transfer…………… Jan Gerris and Petra De Sutter Obesity and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcomes…………… Anuja Dokras Human Oocyte Abnormalities: Basic Analyses and Clinical Applications…………… Vanessa Y. Rawe and Catherine M. H. Combelles In Vitro Maturation of Mammalian Oocytes…………… John J. Broomfield, Katie L. Jones, and David F. Albertini The Use of Oocyte and Embryo Vitrification inAssisted Reproductive Technology…………… Tetsunori Mukaida Imprinting Errors and IVF…………… Victoria K. Cortessis Section 4 – Evolving Controversies in Contemporary Reproductive Medicine Varicocelectomy or ART for Male Factor Infertility Due to A Varicocele? Discriminate Use of Varicocelectomy in Light of Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies…………… John M. Csokmay and Alan H. DeCherney The Use of Varicocelectomy Surgery in the Treatment of the Infertile Male…………… Joel L. Marmar Does Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) Improve IVF Outcome? The Role of Aneuploidy Screening in Human Premplantation Embryos…………… Alan R. Handyside and Alan H. Thornhill Lack of Benefit of Pre-implantation Genetic Screening…………… Glenn L. Schattman The Benefits of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Chromosomal Aneuploidy…………… Anver Kuliev and Yury Verlinsky The Inefficiency of Preimplantation Genetic Screening…………… Sebastiaan Mastenbroek, Fulco van der Veen, and Sjoerd Repping

Blurb

Infertility is a widespread medical condition. As new technologies emerge, the rate at which our understanding of reproductive medicine grows can be overwhelming. The Biennial Review of Infertility provides the most up to date advances, ideas, and controversies together in one volume. Due to the distinctive nature of infertility, a panel of well-respected experts strives to present each chapter in a clear manner, specifically focused on evidence-based medicine. The Biennial Review of Infertility presents a balanced view of clinically relevant existing information for the evolving areas. Created to provide an ongoing appraisal of current knowledge, the Biennial Review of Infertility motivates communication amongst all those working to help couples resolve their infertility.