The Art and Science of Assisted Reproductive Techniques | Gautam N. Al

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ABSTRACT

This multi-authored volume presents a detailed review of the evaluation and management of the infertile couple. Covering male and female infertility, medical and surgical strategies for improving reproductive success, techniques of assisted reproductive technology, and future possibilities in this fast-moving field, this extensive text is essential

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

Section 1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|5 pages

Advent of Medically Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MART) in India

chapter 2|14 pages

The Endocrinology of ART

chapter 3|10 pages

Efficient Classification of Infertility

chapter 4|8 pages

Modern Work-up of Infertility

part |1 pages

Section 2 STIMULATION STRATEGIES

chapter 5|9 pages

Ovulation Induction with Tamoxifen Citrate

chapter 6|20 pages

Defining the Poor Ovarian Response before Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation

chapter 7|5 pages

Aromatase Inhibitors—Their Role in the Treatment of Infertility

chapter 8|7 pages

Urinary Human FSH Versus Recombinant Human FSH

chapter 9|12 pages

Stimulation Strategies for Complex IVF Patients

chapter 10|6 pages

Programming the Cycle with Oral Contraceptives Antecedent to the use of Antagonists

chapter 11|11 pages

Agonists Versus Antagonists: Physiology to Clinical Success

chapter 12|6 pages

Microdose GnRH for the Stimulation of Low Responders

chapter 13|6 pages

The Role of GnRH Antagonist in the Management of Poor Responders

chapter 14|36 pages

Alternative Approaches to Ovarian Stimulation and Triggering of Ovulation

chapter 15|10 pages

Role of LH in Stimulation Protoco Is for ART

chapter 16|15 pages

Role of hMG-HP in Stimulated Cycles for ART

chapter 17|11 pages

Luteal Phase Support

chapter 18|5 pages

’Severe OHSS: A Critical Care Physicians Point of View

chapter 19|19 pages

Ovulation Induction: Surgical Approach

part |1 pages

Section 3: POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS)

chapter 20|13 pages

Polycystic Oυary Syndrome (PCOS): An Update

chapter 21|3 pages

In vitro Oocyte Maturation

chapter 22|13 pages

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Genetics and Health Consequences

part |1 pages

Section 4 ART PROCEDURES

chapter 23|16 pages

Vaginal Oocyte Retrieυal

chapter 24|10 pages

Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT)

chapter 25|6 pages

Zygote Intrafallopian Tube Transfer (ZIFT): Patient Selection is the Key to Beneficial Utilization

chapter 26|9 pages

Fallopian Tube Sperm Perfusion

chapter 27|14 pages

Use of Lasers in ART: Clinical Applications and Potential Research Tools

chapter 28|7 pages

Blastocyst Transfer: One Step Further in the Quest for the Magic Bullet

part |1 pages

Section 5 LABORATORY ISSUES

chapter 29|13 pages

Semen Analysis for Clinical Interpretation

chapter 30|8 pages

Fundamentals of Sperm Processing Techniques

chapter 31|6 pages

Sperm Separation Techniques: Comparison and Evaluation of Gradient Products

chapter 32|24 pages

Prediction of ART Outcome in Male Factor Infertility Patients by a New Semen Quality Score

chapter 33|9 pages

Why Should We Assess Oocyte and Embryo Morphology?

chapter 34|7 pages

Benefits and Drawbacks of Extended Embryo Culture

chapter 35|7 pages

Really, Just How Important is the Level of Room Lighting in the IVF Laboratory on Embryo Development?

chapter 36|6 pages

The Mouse Embryo Bioassay: Is It the “Gold Standard” for Quality Control Testing in the IVF Laboratory?

chapter 37|14 pages

Human Oocyte and Embryo Cryopreservation

chapter 38|12 pages

In Vitro Maturation: Future Clinical Applications

chapter 39|27 pages

Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in Human Sperm: The Cleveland Clinic Story

chapter 40|7 pages

Quality Management in an Assisted Reproductive Therapy Environment

part |1 pages

Section 6 CONTEMPORARY THOUGHTS

chapter 41|7 pages

How to Improve Success Rates in IVF?

chapter 42|5 pages

Current Immunological Assays: Are they Enough to Uncover the Supposed Immune Causes for Assisted Reproduction Failure?

chapter 43|6 pages

Endometriosis and ART

chapter 44|9 pages

Infertility: Is ihere Success afterForty?

chapter 45|10 pages

Inheritance of Infertility

chapter 46|12 pages

Sperm Sepamtion

chapter 47|21 pages

Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation in Cancerous Patients: State of the Art

chapter 48|9 pages

Molecular Biology Applied to ART

chapter 49|7 pages

Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Sero-discordant Couples: Practice, Prognosis and Future Prospects

part |1 pages

Section 7 THIRD PARTY REPRODUCTION

chapter 50|12 pages

Gestational Surrogacy

chapter 51|8 pages

Oocyte Donation

chapter 52|10 pages

Oocyte-Sharing Programs

chapter 53|16 pages

Germinal Stem Cells: Culture and Replication

chapter 54|10 pages

Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Transfer: New Life for an Old Egg?

part |1 pages

Section 8 IMPLANTATION

chapter 55|11 pages

The Endometrium and Implantation

chapter 56|14 pages

Modulators of Endometrial Receptivity: A Molecular Symphony

chapter 57|6 pages

Endometrial Preparation for Patients Undergoing Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Cycles

chapter 58|13 pages

Pathophysiology of Implantation Failure in IVF

chapter 59|12 pages

Recurrent Implantation Failures: The Preferred Therapeutic Approach

chapter 60|5 pages

Repeated Pregnancy Loss (RPL): Is Investigation Important?

chapter 61|14 pages

Antiphospholipid Antibodies in ART

part |1 pages

Section 9 CRYOPRESERVATION

chapter 62|10 pages

Cryopreservation of Oocytes and Embryos

chapter 63|9 pages

Cryopreservation of Human Spermatozoa

part |1 pages

Section 10 ENDOSCOPY AND ART

chapter 64|16 pages

Fertility Following Laparoscopic Surgery and Hysteroscopic Surgery

chapter 65|18 pages

The Role of Hysteroscopy in the Management of Infertility

chapter 66|6 pages

Modern Management of the Ischemic Black-Blue Twisted Adenexa

chapter 67|15 pages

Fertiloscopy: A New Technique and an Alternative to Conventional Laparoscopy in Infertility

chapter 68|4 pages

Hysteroscopic Assessment of Selective Tubal Pressures and Tubal Cannulation by Air Bubble Stents

chapter 69|11 pages

Intrauterine Adhesions

part |1 pages

Section 11 ULTRASONOGRAPHY

chapter 70|12 pages

Update on Ultrasound Guided Embryo Transfer

chapter 71|8 pages

Cervical Mucus Evaluation by Transvaginal Ultrasonography: A Novel Approach

chapter 72|6 pages

Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction

part |1 pages

Section 12 THE MALE FACTOR

chapter 73|6 pages

Non-obstructive Azoospermia: Predictive Criteria for Sperm Retrieval

chapter 74|8 pages

Epididymal and Testicular Sperm Retrieval

chapter 75|6 pages

Microdeletions in the Y-Chromosome and Male Infertility

chapter 76|9 pages

Isolated Teratozoospermia—ICSI or IUI

chapter 77|5 pages

Hormone Substitution in Male Infertility

part |1 pages

Section 13 PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS (PGD)

chapter 78|11 pages

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Cases with Abnormal Gamete Cell Morphology

chapter 79|5 pages

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) for Sex Selection

part |1 pages

Section 14 PRESENT AND FUTURE OF INFERTILITY

chapter 80|12 pages

Present and Future of Infertility Therapy

chapter 81|15 pages

Patient Support in the ART Program

chapter 82|10 pages

Politics, Partnerships and IVF

chapter 83|11 pages

’IVF Success from a Clinicians Viewpoint: How to Get it, How to Keep it?

chapter 84|12 pages

Bandwagon IVF: All for One and One for All