This manual is a comprehensive guide to the causes and treatment of infertility. Beginning with a section on male and female physiology, the text then discusses various causes of infertility, such as hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction, endometriosis, male factors, the cervical factor and unexplained infertility.

The final section explores assisted reproductive technology, including In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), cryopreservation of embryos, intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and fertility preservation in female cancer patients. A final chapter presents ethical, moral and religious issues.

Authored by recognised specialists in the USA, Europe and Egypt, this book contains more than 400 clinical and scientific images and illustrations to depict different conditions and surgical techniques.

Key Points
Comprehensive guide to causes and treatment of infertility.
Divided into three sections male and female physiology, infertility causes and treatment, i.e. assisted reproductive technology
More than 400 clinical and scientific images and illustrations
Authored by internationally recognised specialists in the USA, Europe and Egypt
Table of Contents
SECTION I: PHYSIOLOGY

1. Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction
2. Steroid Hormones in Reproduction
3. Folliculogenesis, Ovulation and Luteinisation
4. Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle
5. Spermatogenesis, Sperm Maturation and Transport
6. Fertilisation and Implantation
7. Pituitary Expression of Chorionic Gonadotropin in New World Primates

SECTION II: INFERTILITY

8. Infertility
9. Hypothalamic Pituitary Dysfunction Effect on Human Reproduction
10. Disorders of Ovulation
11. Male Factors in Infertility
12. The Cervical Factor in Infertility
13. The Tubal Factor in Infertility
14. Microlaparoscopy in the Evaluation of Infertility: New Horizons
15. The Uterine Factor in Infertility
16. Endometriosis-associated Infertility
17. Unexplained Infertility
18. Hyperprolactinemia
19. Emotional Factors in Infertility and Infertility Treatment
20. The Interaction Between Mood Disorders and Infertility
21. Psychological Interactions in Couple Undergoing Infertility
22. Infertility in Endometriosis: Is the Problem in the Endometrium or Oocytes?
23. Medical Management of Endometriosis: Current Management
24. Medical Management of Endometriosis: Future Trends
25. Practical Evaluation of Hormonal Status
26. Hormonal Assays S

SECTION III: ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGYHNOLOGY

27. Assisted Conception
28. Intrauterine Insemination
29. In-vitro Fertilization and Related Techniques
30. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and Related Techniques
31. Treatment of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
32. Cryopreservation of Embryos, Oocytes
33. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
34. My Doctor Thinks I Need IVF, Now What?
35. Molecular Biology in Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
36. Oncofetal Antigens
37. Oxidative Stress and its Role in Endometriosis Mechanistic and Therapeutic Implications
38. Fertility Preservation in Female Cancer Patients
39. Non-Obstructive Azoospermia Evaluation and Management
40. Evaluation of the Role of Fibroids in ART Outcome
41. IVF in Medically Complicated Patients
42. Ovary Transplantation for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients: Fresh and Frozen
43. Judaism, Christianity and Islam and In Vitro Fertilization and Cloning

Index