Clinical Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization

This manual is a comprehensive guide to the causes and treatment of infertility. Beginning with a section on male and female physiology, the text then discusses various causes of infertility, such as hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction, endometriosis, male factors, the cervical factor and unexplained infertility.

The final section explores assisted reproductive technology, including In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), cryopreservation of embryos, intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and fertility preservation in female cancer patients. A final chapter presents ethical, moral and religious issues.

Authored by recognised specialists in the USA, Europe and Egypt, this book contains more than 400 clinical and scientific images and illustrations to depict different conditions and surgical techniques.

SECTION I: PHYSIOLOGY

1. Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction
2. Steroid Hormones in Reproduction
3. Folliculogenesis, Ovulation and Luteinisation
4. Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle
5. Spermatogenesis, Sperm Maturation and Transport
6. Fertilisation and Implantation
7. Pituitary Expression of Chorionic Gonadotropin in New World Primates

SECTION II: INFERTILITY

1. Infertility
2. Hypothalamic Pituitary Dysfunction Effect on Human Reproduction
3. Disorders of Ovulation
4. Male Factors in Infertility
5. The Cervical Factor in Infertility
6. The Tubal Factor in Infertility
7. Microlaparoscopy in the Evaluation of Infertility: New Horizons
8. The Uterine Factor in Infertility
9. Endometriosis-associated Infertility
10. Unexplained Infertility
11. Hyperprolactinemia
12. Emotional Factors in Infertility and Infertility Treatment
13. The Interaction Between Mood Disorders and Infertility
14. Psychological Interactions in Couple Undergoing Infertility
15. Infertility in Endometriosis: Is the Problem in the Endometrium or Oocytes?
16. Medical Management of Endometriosis: Current Management
17. Medical Management of Endometriosis: Future Trends
18. Practical Evaluation of Hormonal Status
19. Hormonal Assays

SECTION III: ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGYHNOLOGY

1. Assisted Conception
2. Intrauterine Insemination
3. In-vitro Fertilization and Related Techniques
4. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and Related Techniques
5. Treatment of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
6. Cryopreservation of Embryos, Oocytes
7. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
8. My Doctor Thinks I Need IVF, Now What?
9. Molecular Biology in Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
10. Oncofetal Antigens
11. Oxidative Stress and its Role in Endometriosis—Mechanistic and Therapeutic Implications
12. Fertility Preservation in Female Cancer Patients
13. Non-Obstructive Azoospermia Evaluation and Management
14. Evaluation of the Role of Fibroids in ART Outcome
15. IVF in Medically Complicated Patients
16. Ovary Transplantation for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients: Fresh and Frozen
17. Judaism, Christianity and Islam and In Vitro Fertilization and Cloning

Index 

Botros RMB Rizk MD MA FRCOG FRCS HCLD FACOG FACS
Professor and Head, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical and Scientific Director of USA IVF Program, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Hassan N Sallam MD PhD (London) FRCOG
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandria University; Director of the Alexandria Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt