- Written by leading experts in the field
- Provides updates on some of the most important problems in reproductive medicine
- Covers ethical and legal bases
- Discusses potential treatment options
This new volume in the Reproductive Medicine for Clinicians series focuses on the practical clinical impact of problems linked to infertility, discussing topics such as luteal support in ART cycles, ovulation induction using pulsatile administration of GnRH, how to deal with the metabolic changes in PCOS, treatment to restore fertility in endometriosis and how to improve implantation, which are common aspects of daily clinical practice.
It also addresses significant novel areas like the biological clock in human reproduction, reproduction at advanced parental age and medical and social egg freezing, offering valuable insights for patients and their doctors. Further, the book covers various areas of growing importance, such as how to access the uterine cavity; the future of imaging in reproduction; non-invasive prenatal testing; ART and male infertility; as well as breast cancer and fertility preservation.
Last but not least, it examines the medical, ethical and legal aspects of a number of challenges for current and future reproductive medicine, including uterine transplantation and human genetic modification.
Bringing together updates on some of the most important problems in reproductive medicine and also covering ethical and legal bases, this book offers an overview of potential treatments for infertility. As such, it is a valuable resource for gynecologists, obstetricians, endocrinologists and all specialists dealing with reproductive health.
Table of Contents- 1. Human Reproduction - Religious Perspectives.-
- 2. Ethics in Clinical and Imaging Practice in Reproductive Medicine.-
- 3. Reproduction at Advanced Parental Age.-
- 4. Cross Border Reproductive Care: Current State of the Art.-
- 5. Uterine Transplantation.-
- 6. Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Physiology and Pathology.-
- 7. Biological Clock in Human Reproduction.-
- 8. "Ovulation induction by pulsatile administration of GnRH: State of the art".-
- 9. Pathogenesis of PCOS: from metabolic and neuroendocrine implications to the choice of the therapeutic strategy.-
- 10. Mysteries of the Uterine Cavity.-
- 11. Endometriosis: therapeutic approach.-
- 12. ART and Male Infertility.-
- 13. Laparoscopy and Gynecological Cancers.-
- 14. Breast cancer and Fertility preservation.-
- 15. Fertility Preservation using cryopreserved stored ovarian tissue. Where are we today?.-
- 16. Elective Oocyte Cryopreservation.-
- 17. Medical and Elective (Social) Egg Freezing: Key Insights from Women's Perspectives.-
- 18. Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) - Past, Present and Future.-
- 19. Kurjak Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test (Kanet Test) - A Useful Tool for Fetal Neurodevelopmental Assessment.-
- 20. Recurrent implantation failure.-
- 21. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.
