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Handbook of Infertility in Practice, 2nd Edition
By Adam H Balen, MD, MRCOG and Howard S Jacobs, MD, FRCP, FRCOG
440 pp., 195 ills., Copyright 2003
Churchill Livingstone Title
ISBN:0443071659
Description
The comprehensive and practical 2nd Edition takes a modern approach to managing fertility in the context of sound theory and evidence-based therapy. Based on the authors’ clinical experience, it discusses today’s understanding of the causes of infertility and the latest innovations in their investigation and management. Six well-organized sections cover background, diagnosis, and counseling • diagnosis and treatment • assisted conception, ethics, regulations, and guidelines • complications • pregnancy • and treatment failure.
Key Features
Discusses all aspects of infertility
Provides practical clinical guidance on diagnosis and treatment
Considers the side effects of assisted reproductive technology and the cost of treatment
Illustrates concepts with informative line drawings, photographs, and radiographic images
New to this Edition
Covers the latest technologies, including micromanipulation of gametes, cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, and cloning and stem cell research
Introduces a new chapter on polycystic ovary syndrome
Features the latest guidelines
European and US guidelines.
Table of Contents
Section 1. Infertility – Background, Diagnosis, Counseling 1. Introduction 2. Prevention of Infertility 3. Planning a Pregnancy 4. Investigating Infertility 5. Counseling Section 2. Management – Diagnosis and Treatment Introduction to Section 2 – Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy 6. Anovolutary Infertility and Ovulation Induction 7. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 8. Ovarian Failure and Resistant Ovary Syndrome 9. Endometriosis 10. Tubal Infertility 11. Male Factor Infertility 12. Unexplained Infertility Section 3. Assisted Conception, Ethics and the HFEA 13. Assisted Conception 14. The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) 15. Ethical Issues 16. Follow-up of Children Born from Assisted Reproduction Techniques Section 4. Complications of Treatment 17. Complications of Ovarian Stimulation 18. Emerging Technologies Section 5. Pregnancy 19. Miscarriage after Fertility Treatment 20. Recurrent Miscarriage 21. Ectopic Pregnancy Section 6. Treatment Failure 22. When to Stop Treatment and Other Options Useful Addresses Further Reading Appendix · Daily Vitamin and Mineral Requirements
Author Information
By Adam H Balen, MD, MRCOG, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Specialist in Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK; and Howard S Jacobs, MD, FRCP, FRCOG, Professor Reprodcutive Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, UCL Medical School, The Middlesex Hospitals; Consultant to the London Women's Clinic/Hallam Medical Centre Harley Street, London, UK
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