Cambridge Guide To Infertility Management And Assisted Reproduction

A concise, comprehensive, practical guide to the modern-day approach to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility.

This book examines the clinical and laboratory complications and impacts of assisted reproductive technology from patient preparation to birth.

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is available to two-thirds of the world's population, and world-class experts, representing research from 18 different countries, have contributed to this groundbreaking textbook, detailing the techniques and philosophies behind medical procedures of infertility and assisted reproduction. This is one of the most rapidly changing and hotly debated fields in medicine. Different countries have different restrictions on the research techniques that can be applied to this field, and, therefore, experts from around the world bring varied and unique authorities to different subjects in reproductive technology. Encompassing the latest research into the physiology of reproduction, infertility evaluation and treatment, and assisted reproduction, it concludes with perspectives on the ethical dilemmas faced by clinicians and professionals. This book will be the definitive resource for those working in the areas of reproductive medicine world wide.

Utilizing the very latest assisted reproductive technologies, this text provides an introduction to good clinical practice in the investigation and treatment of infertility. There are chapters on clinical assessment of the male and the female, followed by detailed chapters on the clinical procedures that can be put in place to help overcome infertility. Also included is coverage of IVF, GIFT and ZIFT and clinical aspects of PGD, in addition to how to set up a successful IVF Unit.

Reviews contemporary approaches to the assessment, diagnosis and management of infertility, giving essential information for Part 2 MRCOG candidates.

The aim of this book is to fill the gap between the standard textbooks of obstetrics & gynecology - which do not cover (conservative) infertility treatment - and the specialized textbooks on ART - which don't address topics such as ovulation induction/IUI and the typical treatment of disorders associated with infertility, such as hyperandrogenism a