Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques

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.

Preface. Contributors. Quality Management in Reproductive Medicine. The Use of Digitalization and Precision Medicine in the IVF Clinic. Lifestyle, Periconception, and Fertility. Human Reproduction Across the Life Course and the Total Environment. Indications for In Vitro Fertilization Treatment. Initial Investigation of the Infertile Couple. Prognostic Testing for Ovarian Reserve. Drugs Used for Ovarian Stimulation: Clomiphene Citrate, Aromatase Inhibitors, Metformin, Gonadotropins,. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogues, and Gonadotropins. The Role of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone in Ovarian Stimulation: Current Concepts. Endocrine Characteristics of Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles. The Use of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists and the Efficiency of In Vitro Fertilization. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonists in Ovarian Stimulation for In Vitro Fertilization. GnRH Agonist Triggering. Segmentation of In Vitro Fertilization Cycles. Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for Freeze-All Cycles. Immunology in ART. Monitoring of Stimulated Cycles in Assisted Reproduction. Home Monitoring of ART Cycles. Oocyte Collection. Luteal Phase Support in Assisted Reproduction Techniques. Treatment Strategies in Assisted Reproduction for the Poor-Responder Patient. The Poseidon Stratification of "Low-Prognosis Patients in ART": Management Strategies and Outcomes. Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for Low-Responder Patients. Adjuvants for Poor Responders. Innovative Therapies in Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) and Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) Patients. Repeated Implantation Failure. Ultrasonography in Assisted Reproduction. Sperm Recovery Techniques: Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Processing. Embryo Transfer Technique. Cycle Regimes for Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer. IVF Anaesthesia. Endometriosis and ART. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Assisted Reproduction. Fertility Preservation Strategies. Uterus Transplantation: In Transition from Experimental to Clinical Procedure. Viral Disease and ART. Fertility Options for Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. Bleeding, Severe Pelvic Infection, and Ectopic Pregnancy. Egg and Embryo Donation. Gestational Surrogacy. Patient Support in the Assisted Reproduction Technology Programme. The Relationship between Stress and In Vitro Fertilization Outcome. Risk and Safety Management in Assisted Reproduction Technology. Index.