Assisted reproduction techniques: management challenges

Assisted reproduction techniques (ART), in particular in-vitro fertilization and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection, are the most advanced forms of infertility treatment. They involve numerous counseling, medical, surgical and laboratory-based steps. At each step various problems and complications could be encountered that challenge even the most experienced ART practitioners. Moreover, patients with complex medical disorders may require ART, presenting further challenges. Assisted Reproduction Techniques will stimulate resourceful thinking in the ART practitioner when faced with these challenges. It outlines various management options, the reasoning behind them, and the evidence on which they are based to enable the practitioner to choose the most suitable solution for the needs of each patient. Written by 122 internationally renowned experts, Assisted Reproduction Techniques follows the patient's journey throughout the whole ART process, with chapters on: Counseling and preparation; Ovarian stimulation; Oocyte retrieval; Embryo transfer; The luteal phase; The ART laboratory; The male patient; The ART pregnancy. Each of the 100 concise chapters includes clinical cases, background, evidence-based practical management options, preventive measures and key-point summaries of the important details. Assisted Reproduction Techniques gives a wide-ranging practical guide to all those wishing to support couples who cannot conceive naturally.

Assisted reproduction techniques : Challenges and management options; Contents; Contributors; Preface; How to use this book; Section 1: Counseling and preparation phase; 1 Risk of cancer from ovarian stimulation; 2 Risk of early menopause following IVF treatment; 3 The HIV positive female; 4 The HIV positive male; 5 The hepatitis B/C carrier patient; 6 The patient with cystic fibrosis; 7 The patient on medication; 8 The patient with thrombophilia; 9 The patient with autoimmune disorders; 10 The patient with malignant disease: fertility preservation; 11 The patient with heart disease

12 The patient with diabetes13 The patient with thyroid disease; 14 The patient with hyperprolactinemia; 15 The patient with polycystic ovaries; 16 The renal transplant patient and IVF; 17 The patient with previous pelvic irradiation; 18 Fertility after chemotherapy; 19 The patient with abnormal cervical cytology; 20 The patient with previous borderline ovarian tumor; 21 The patient with an endometrioma; 22 The patient with cervical stenosis; 23 Vaccination and ART; 24 The patient with hydrosalpinx; 25 The patient with poor ovarian reserve; 26 The patient with congenital uterine anomalies

27 The pati…