Biennial Review of Infertility

by Carrell, Douglas T.; Racowsky, Catherine; Schlegel, Peter N.; Van Voorhis, Bradley J.

• ISBN13: 9781603273916
• ISBN10: 1603273913
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-12
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Female Infertility
Environmental Factors Affecting Female Infertility	p. 3
Metformin for the Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)	p. 21
Minimally Invasive Approaches to Treat Symptomatic Uterine Myomas	p. 29
Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation	p. 37
Ectopic Pregnancy	p. 81
Recent Advances in Fertility Preservation for the Female	p. 95
Male Infertility
Effect of Advanced Age on Male Infertility	p. 105
Genetic Variants in Male Infertility	p. 113
Sperm Chromatin Abnormalities and Reproductive Outcome	p. 129
Assisted Reproduction Techniques
Selecting the Most Competent Embryo	p. 143
Elective Single-Embryo Transfer	p. 171
Obesity and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcomes	p. 185
Human Oocyte Abnormalities: Basic Analyses and Clinical Applications	p. 193
In Vitro Maturation of Mammalian Oocytes	p. 215
The Use of Oocyte and Embryo Vitrification in Assisted Reproductive Technology	p. 223
Imprinting Errors and IVF	p. 239
Evolving Controversies in Contemporary Reproductive Medicine
Discriminate Use of Varicocelectomy in Light of Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies	p. 249
The Use of Varicocelectomy Surgery in the Treatment of the Infertile Male	p. 259
The Role of Aneuploidy Screening in Human Preimplantation Embryos	p. 277
Lack of Benefit of Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening	p. 289
The Benefits of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Chromosomal Aneuploidy	p. 299
The Inefficacy of Preimplantation Genetic Screening	p. 305
Index	p. 311
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