Manual on Assisted Reproduction

This manual provides insights into clinical and laboratory techniques used in assisted human reproduction, for example hormone therapy, in vitro fertilization, diagnostic and microsurgical techniques, cryoconservation, oocyte maturation etc.. Detailed information is given on the practical clinical value of the methods, as well as on their applications in basic research. This comprehensive manual covers the state of the art and prospects for future developments in assisted reproduction. The book is thus a quick and precise guide for clinical gynecologists and specialists in reproductive medicine. TOC:From the contents: Part I: Reproductive Physiology: Sperm Maturation and Oocyte Interaction, Menstrual Cycle: Follicular Maturation, Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle. Part II: Techniques in Assisted Reproduction: Human Gonadotropins, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone: Agonists and Antagonists, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome; Luteal Phase: Physiology and Pharmacotherapy, Homologous Intrauterine Insemination, Assessment of Oocyte and Early Embryo Morphology with Regard to Embryonic Development and the Outcome of Assisted Reproduction, Cryoconservation: Sperms and Oocytes, In Vitro Fertilization, Micoinjection, Assisting Reproduction with the Use of Donnor Eggs, Sex preselection in Mammals by DNA: A Method for Flow Separation of X and Y Spermatoza in Humans, Oocyte Maturation In Vivo and In Vitro - Principles of Regulation, Preimplantation Diagnosis, Endoscopic Treatment of Uterine Malformations, Endoscopic and Microsurgical Techniques in Reproduktive ...