Biennial Review of Infertility

Female Infertility.- Environmental Factors Affecting Female Infertility.- Metformin for the Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).- Minimally Invasive Approaches to Treat Symptomatic Uterine Myomas.- Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation.- Ectopic Pregnancy.- Recent Advances in Fertility Preservation for the Female.- Male Infertility.- Effect of Advanced Age on Male Infertility.- Genetic Variants in Male Infertility.- Sperm Chromatin Abnormalities and Reproductive Outcome.- Assisted Reproduction Techniques.- Selecting the Most Competent Embryo.- Elective Single-Embryo Transfer.- Obesity and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcomes.- Human Oocyte Abnormalities: Basic Analyses and Clinical Applications.- In Vitro Maturation of Mammalian Oocytes.- The Use of Oocyte and Embryo Vitrification in Assisted Reproductive Technology.- Imprinting Errors and IVF.- Evolving Controversies in Contemporary Reproductive Medicine.- Discriminate Use of Varicocelectomy in Light of Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies.- The Use of Varicocelectomy Surgery in the Treatment of the Infertile Male.- The Role of Aneuploidy Screening in Human Preimplantation Embryos.- Lack of Benefit of Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening.- The Benefits of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Chromosomal Aneuploidy.- The Inefficacy of Preimplantation Genetic Screening.

From the reviews:

“The objective of this book is to present important and cutting edge topics relevant to infertility in a single volume accessible to all medical specialties involved in the care of infertile couples. … present each topic in a clear manner that will benefit both clinicians and scientists. … This book undoubtedly presents … several important and cutting edge topics relevant to infertility and highlights of emerging controversies and contrasting points which will be useful to reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, andrologists, embryologists and gynecologists.” (Endocrine Regulations, October, 2009)

“This textbook … totalling 22 concise chapters examining the current knowledge in various aspects of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). … aimed … at clinicians, embryologists and clinical nurse specialists who have existing experience and are working day to day in the field. Each chapter provides a background, then a comprehensive review … of the available literature. It is then summarised and extensively referenced to allow readers to explore the area further. … I would thoroughly recommend this text to practitioners.” (Marco Gaudoin, The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, 2010)

“This well written and informative update details breaking news and controversies in reproductive medicine. … the book is written with reproductive endocrinologists and urologists emphasizing male infertility squarely in mind. … The Biennial Review of Infertility is a fine and recommended reference for urologists whose practice includes men who struggle with fertility. It offers a comprehensive update in topics that will allow urologists to communicate effectively with their reproductive endocrinology/ gynecology colleagues.” (Urology, Spring, 2010)