Good Clinical Practice in Assisted Reproduction

This user-friendly, practical guide provides an excellent introduction to good clinical practice in the investigation and treatment of infertility, using the very latest assisted reproductive technologies. There are chapters on clinical assessment of the male and the female, followed by detailed chapters on the full range of clinical procedures that can be put in place to help overcome infertility. In addition, other chapters deal with IVF, GIFT and ZIFT and clinical aspects of PGD, which has an increasingly important role these days. Guidance is given on how to set up and run a successful IVF unit based on the experience of the authors, and for the benefit of those new to the field or responsible for developing an IVF service for their patients. With its clinical focus, this will undoubtedly become an essential introduction to assisted reproduction for doctors, embryologists, and nurses.

Spis treści:
1. Clinical assessment of the woman for assisted conception Domenico Massimo Ranieri
2. Clinical assessment and management of the infertile man Suks Minhas and David Ralph
3. Laboratory assessment of the infertile man John Aitken
4. Donor insemination Matthew Tomlinson and Christopher Barratt
5. Treatment options prior to IVF Roger Hart and Melanie Davies
6. Strategies for superovulation for IVF Adam Balen
7. Techniques for IVF Tim J. Child, Imran Pirwany and Seang Lin Tan
8. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Botros Rizk and Mary George Nawar
9. Early pregnancy complications after ART Eric Jauniaux and Natalie Greenwold
10. Oocyte donation Paul Serhal
11. Surrogacy Peter Brinsden
12. Clinical aspects of preimplantation genetic diagnosis Joyce Harper and Joy Delhanty
13. Controversial issues in assisted reproduction Caroline Overton and Colin Davis
14. Alternatives to IVF Ehab Kelada and Ian Craft
15. Counselling Jennifer Clifford
16. Good nursing practice in assisted conception Kathy Boon, Lee Oliphant and Elizabeth Fleming
17. Setting up an IVF unit Alpesh Doshi, Massimo Ranieri and Caroline Overton
18. Information technology Rene van den Berg
19. ART in older women Paul Serhal
20. Ethical aspects of controversies in ART Francoise Shenfield.