"Approximately four million couples in the U.S. face infertility. For about 25 percent of them, in vitro fertilization is the best option for conception, yet many couples remain uninformed about the procedure. As of 2004, about 250,000 children were successfully born through in …
Explores the range of options available to infertile couples, focusing on couple eligibility and program selection.
Ovarian stimulation is the starting point of reproductive medicine but the procedure can result in adverse reactions particularly the dangerous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Fully revised in line with modern practice of ovarian stimulation, this new edition is divided into …
Fertility preservation: principles and practice
"It could be said that the first instance of assisted reproductive technology was when an eminent surgeon, John Hunter (1728-1793) of London, assisted a woman in becoming pregnant by taking a semen sample produced by her husband, who had hypospadias, and inseminating her with th…
Fertility preservation: principles and practice
"It could be said that the first instance of assisted reproductive technology was when an eminent surgeon, John Hunter (1728-1793) of London, assisted a woman in becoming pregnant by taking a semen sample produced by her husband, who had hypospadias, and inseminating her with th…
"It could be said that the first instance of assisted reproductive technology was when an eminent surgeon, John Hunter (1728-1793) of London, assisted a woman in becoming pregnant by taking a semen sample produced by her husband, who had hypospadias, and inseminating her with th…
Fertility preservation: principles and practice
"It could be said that the first instance of assisted reproductive technology was when an eminent surgeon, John Hunter (1728-1793) of London, assisted a woman in becoming pregnant by taking a semen sample produced by her husband, who had hypospadias, and inseminating her with th…
"This new edition of Sarah Franklin's classic monograph on the development of IVF includes two entirely new chapters reflecting on the relevance of the book's findings in the context of the past two decades and providing a 'state of the art' review of the field today. Even more …
"This new edition of Sarah Franklin's classic monograph on the development of IVF includes two entirely new chapters reflecting on the relevance of the book's findings in the context of the past two decades and providing a 'state of the art' review of the field today. Even more …
The increasing understanding of individual differences in response to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, resulting from genetic and ethnical differences, has increased the potential for individualized treatment for patients, resulting in improved pregnancy and live-birth ou…
"Despite the notion that the first baby, Louise Brown, was born in 1978 following IVF performed in a natural menstrual cycle, ovarian stimulation became the golden standard of care in clinical IVF, since the number of oocytes retrieved, is directly associated with pregnancy and …
Public concern over high-profile mistakes in IVF clinics and the concomitant increase in governmental regulation, have given rise to widespread recognition of the need for accreditation of IVF clinics. Modern accreditation schemes are largely based on the principles of ISO 9001 …