The Boston IVF Handbook of Infertility

Steven R Bayer MD is a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Bayer was previously Director of the In Vitro Fertilization program at New England Medical Center, an Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts Medical School, and Medical Director of the Boston Regional Center for Reproductive Medicine in Stoneham. He is a member of several professional societies including the Boston Obstetrical Society, New England Fertility Society, American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, among others. Michael M Alper MD is Medical Director and a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and as Associate Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His interest of in vitro fertilization has led him to be involved in many research studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has written numerous articles, abstracts, letters and books, and has lectured at many scientific meetings throughout the world. Alan S Penzias MD is Surgical Director and Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and Director of the fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. He has received numerous grants for research in the field of infertility, including a comparison study of medication in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF. He is an active member of various infertility and medical societies and is on the Board of Directors of the American Fertility Association and is a member of the Executive Counsel of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies. He is also on the Editorial Board of Reproductive Biomedicine online and serves as an ad hoc editor for Fertility and Sterility, reviewing papers submitted for publication. He has served on the Medical Advisory Boards for Organon, Serono Laboratories, and Ferring Pharmaceuticals and has published many peer reviewed articles, reviews, chapters, abstracts and books in the field of infertility.

Contents


List of Contributors


Preface


Acknowledgments


About Boston IVF













Overview of infertility



Alan S Penzias









Factors affecting fertility



Steven R Bayer and Merle Berger









The infertility workup



Jesse Hade









Preconceptional care



Steven R Bayer









Clinical algorithms



Michael M Alper









Treatment options I. Ovulation induction



Selwyn P Oskowitz and Alan Penzias









Treatment options II. Intrauterine insemination



Sonia Elguero and Marsha Forman









Treatment options III. In vitro fertilization



Michael M Alper









Treatment options IV. Third party reproduction Brian M Berger










Fertility care for the LGBT community



Samuel Pang









Evaluation and management of male infertility



Steven Lazarou









Preimplantation genetic testing



Kim L Thornton









Endometriosis and infertility



Dan Griffin









Polycystic ovary syndrome



Rita M Sneeringer and Kristin Wright









Recurrent pregnancy loss



Benjamin Lannon and Alison E Zimon









Fertility preservation for cancer patients



David A Ryley









Elective egg freezing



Kerri Luzzo and Samuel Pauli









The IVF laboratory



Denny Sakaas, Brent Barret, Kathy Go









Tools for effective nursing in the care of the infertile patient



Sharon Edwards, Susan Gordon-Pennell, Kristin McCutcheon









The mind and body connection



Alice D Domar









Infertility Counseling and The Role of the Infertility Counselor



Jeanie Ungerleider, Terry Chen Rothchild and Lynn Nichols









Medical ethics in reproductive medicine



Steven R Bayer and Kim L Thornton









Integrating quality management into a fertility practice



Michael Alper









The True ART: How to deliver the best patient care







Derek Larkin