Manual of Intrauterine Insemination and Ovulation Induction

by Edited by Richard P. Dickey , Peter R. Brinsden , Roman Pyrzak

• ISBN13: 9780521735629
• ISBN10: 0521735629
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Itrauterine insemination and Ovulation induction are effective first-line treatments for infertility in many straightforward cases and are preferred by many clinicians because they are less invasive than in vitro fertilization and its variants. This is a comprehensive account of how to set up and run a successful IUI program.

Author Biography

Richard P. Dickey is Clinical Professor and Chief, Section Reproductive Endocrinology-Infertility, Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans; Founder and Medical Director, The Fertility Institute of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA. Peter R. Brinsden is Consultant Medical Director, Bourn Hall Clinic ACU, Bourn, Cambridge, UK. Roman Pyrzak is Director, Andrology Laboratory, The Fertility Institute of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	p. vi
Preface	p. vii
An overview of intrauterine insemination and ovulation induction	p. 1
Male causes of infertility: evaluation and treatment	p. 7
Female causes of infertility: evaluation and treatment	p. 19
Clinic and laboratory design, personnel and equipment	p. 31
Semen analysis: semen requirements for intrauterine insemination	p. 37
Semen preparation for intrauterine insemination	p. 53
Ovulation induction for intrauterine insemination I: oral drugs clomiphene, tamoxifen, letrozole	p. 68
Ovulation induction for intrauterine insemination II: gonadotropins and oral drug-gonadotropin combinations	p. 80
Ultrasonography in the management of ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination	p. 93
Insemination technique and insemination complications	p. 109
Cryopreservation	p. 119
Donor sperm	p. 130
The role of the nurse in intrauterine insemination and ovulation induction	p. 138
Complications of ovulation induction I: high-order multiple births, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, congenital anomalies, ovarian cancer	p. 141
Complications of ovulation induction II: ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, ovarian torsion	p. 151
The psychological issues of intrauterine insemination	p. 160
Ethical, legal and religious considerations of artificial insemination	p. 165
Index	p. 181
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