Infertility in Practice

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Churchill Livingstone, 2003 - Health & Fitness - 489 pages
The Handbook of Infertility has been written as a practical guide and is based on the authors' experience of daily clinical practice. The aim of the book is to place the modern approach to the management of fertility in the context of sound theory and evidence based therapy.

The book is divided into six sections covering background, diagnosis and counseling; diagnosis and treatment; assisted conception, ethics, regulations and guidelines; complications; pregnancy; and treatment failure.

  • 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
  • Covers the latest technologies, including micromanipulation of gametes, cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, cloning and stem cell research
  • Introduces a new chapter on polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Features the latest guidelines from the USA and Europe
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    Contents

    Introduction
    3
    Prevention of infertility
    13
    Planning a pregnancy
    27
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