1st Edition

Handbook of the Assisted Reproduction Laboratory

416 Pages
by CRC Press

416 Pages
by CRC Press

416 Pages
by CRC Press

With the advent of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, our understanding of the reproductive system in both men and women has progressed in an exponential manner. Along with this increase in knowledge has emerged new and advanced laboratories performing unique techniques aimed at diagnosing and treating infertility problems. And as these laboratories expand, the need for properly trained... Read more
Human Fertilization. Overview of Spermatogenesis and Ejaculation. Implantation. Evaluation of Male Infertility. Female Infertility. Ovarian Stimulation and Ovulation Induction. Oocyte and Pre-Embryo Classification. Oocyte and Embryo Culture. Micromanipulation of Human Gametes, Zygotes, and Embryos. Quality Control: A Framework for the ART Laboratory. Internal and External Quality Control in the Andrology Laboratory. Quality Assurance in the Embryology, Andrology, and Endocrine Laboratories. Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Management of the Cryopreservation Laboratory. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88): A Review. The Physician-Laboratory Relationship. Ethics and the Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Managed Care and ART. Index.

Biography

Brooks A. Keel , Jeffrey V. May, Christopher J. Jonge