6th Edition
Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques Volume 2: Clinical Perspectives
Established as the definitive reference for the IVF clinic, the sixth edition has been extensively revised, with the addition of several important new contributions on clinical topics, including The use of digitalization and precision medicine in the IVF clinic, The environment and reproduction, The use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and the efficiency of IVF, Controlled ovarian stimulation for freeze-all cycles, Immunology in ART, Home monitoring of ART cycles, Luteal-phase support in ART, The POSEIDON stratification of ‘low prognosis’ patients in ART, Controlled ovarian stimulation for low responder patients, Adjuvants for poor responders, Innovative therapies in diminished ovarian reserve and primary ovarian insufficiency patients, and Fertility options for transgender and nonbinary individuals. As previously, methods, protocols, and techniques of choice are presented by IVF pioneers and eminent international experts.
Preface
Contributors
32. Quality Management in Reproductive Medicine
Michael Alper
33. The Use of Digitalization and Precision Medicine in the IVF Clinic
Fleur Cattrall
34. Lifestyle, Periconception, and Fertility
Jessica A. Grieger, Lisa J. Moran, Sarah A. Robertson, Rui Wang, and Robert J. Norman
35. Human Reproduction Across the Life Course and the Total Environment
Leah Martin, Yu Zhang, Irene Souter, and Carmen Messerlian
36. Indications for In Vitro Fertilization Treatment
Julie Labrosse and Michaёl Grynberg
37. Initial Investigation of the Infertile Couple
Ranit Hizkiyahu, William Buckett, and Togas Tulandi
38. Prognostic Testing for Ovarian Reserve
Simone L Broer, Charlotte HE Weimar, Bart CJM Fauser, and Frank J Broekmans
39. Drugs Used for Ovarian Stimulation: Clomiphene Citrate, Aromatase Inhibitors, Metformin, Gonadotropins, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogues, and Gonadotropins
Colin M. Howles and Zeev Shoham
40. The Role of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone in Ovarian Stimulation: Current Concepts
Ernesto Bosch, Elena Labarta, and Elkin Munoz
41. Endocrine Characteristics of Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles
Bulent Urman, Baris Ata, and Hakan Yarali
42. The Use of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists and the Efficiency of In Vitro Fertilization
Pasquale Patrizio, Sanaz Ghazal, Judith AF Huirne, and Roel Schats
43. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonists in Ovarian Stimulation for In Vitro Fertilization
Efstratios M Kolibianakis, Pinelopi G Ioannidou, Julia K Bosdou, Georg Griesinger, and Basil C Tarlatzis
44. GnRH Agonist Triggering
Katherine Koniares, Leah Kaye, Claudio Benadiva, and Lawrence Engmann
45. Segmentation of In Vitro Fertilization Cycles
Ana Raquel Neves and Nikolaos P Polyzos
46. Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for Freeze-All Cycles
Yossi Mizrachi and Ariel Weissman
47. Immunology in ART
Isabel Cuadrado-Torroglosa, Diana Alecsandru, and Juan A Garcia-Velasco
48. Monitoring of Stimulated Cycles in Assisted Reproduction
Martina Capuzzo and Antonio La Marca
49. Home Monitoring of ART Cycles
Wenjing Zheng, Jan Gerris, Eline Dancet, and Thomas D’Hooghe
50. Oocyte Collection
Andrew Murray and Gab Kovacs
51. Luteal Phase Support in Assisted Reproduction Techniques
Cristina Rodriguez-Varela and Elena Labarta
52. Treatment Strategies in Assisted Reproduction for the Poor-Responder Patient
Ariel Weissman and Colin M. Howles
53. The Poseidon Stratification of "Low-Prognosis Patients in ART": Management Strategies and Outcomes
Sandro C. Esteves, Hakan Yarali, Peter Humaidan, and Carlo Alviggi
54. Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for Low-Responder Patients
Alberto Vaiarelli, Danilo Cimadomo, Cecilia Rucci, Pasquale Petrone, Carlotta Scarafia, Laura Rienzi,and Filippo Maria Ubaldi
55. Adjuvants for Poor Responders
Christos A. Venetis
56. Innovative Therapies in Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) and Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) Patients
Francesc Fabregues, Janisse Ferreri, and Marta Mendez
57. Repeated Implantation Failure
David Reichman, Hey-Joo Kang, and Zev Rosenwaks
58. Ultrasonography in Assisted Reproduction
Laurel Stadtmauer, Jayapriya Jayakumaran, David Cohen, and Ilan Tur-Kaspa
59. Sperm Recovery Techniques: Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Processing
Herman Tournaye, Neelke De Munck, Patricio Donoso, and Francisco Osorio
60. Embryo Transfer Technique
Leah Roberts and Jason Franasiak
61. Cycle Regimes for Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer
Jane Reavey and Tim Child
62. IVF Anaesthesia
Alexander Ioscovich, Yair Binyamin, and Daniel Shatalin
63. Endometriosis and ART
Jamie Merkison, Marisa Berger, Christian Huang, Aaron Rosen, and Alan DeCherney
64. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Assisted Reproduction
Adam H. Balen
65. Fertility Preservation Strategies
Claus Yding Andersen and Stine Gry Kristensen
66. Uterus Transplantation: In Transition from Experimental to Clinical Procedure
Mats Brannstrom, Ghada Hussein, Ali Khatibi, and Pernilla Dahm-Kahler
67. Viral Disease and ART
Carole Gilling-Smith
68. Fertility Options for Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals
Amanda R Schwartz and Molly B Moravek
69. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Federica Di Guardo and Christophe Blockeel
70. Bleeding, Severe Pelvic Infection, and Ectopic Pregnancy
Raoul Orvieto
71. Egg and Embryo Donation
Mark V. Sauer and Haley G. Genovese
72. Gestational Surrogacy
Arieh Raziel
73. Patient Support in the Assisted Reproduction Technology Programme
Sharon N. Covington and Laura S. Covington
74. The Relationship between Stress and In Vitro Fertilization Outcome
Alice D. Domar
75. Risk and Safety Management in Assisted Reproduction Technology
Paul Pirtea, Dominique de Ziegler, Sean Soketang, Chloe Tran, and Jean-Marc Ayoubi
Index
Biography
David K. Gardner AM, FAA, DPhil is a Professor in the School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne, and is the Scientific Director of Melbourne IVF, Melbourne, Australia.
Ariel Weissman MD is a Senior Physician at the IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, and a full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Colin M. Howles PhD, FRSM is based at Aries Consulting SARL, Geneva, Switzerland, and is an Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Zeev Shoham MD is a Professor at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, a consultant in IVF, and co-founder of IVF-Worldwide.
