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Humana Press Biennial Review of Infertility Volume 1 1st Editon 2016 Softbound by Lori Barnard, Catherine Racowsky, Peter N. Schlegel, Bradley J. van Voorhis
Infertility is a widespread medical condition. As new technologies emerge, the rate at which our understanding of reproductive medicine grows can be overwhelming. The Biennial Review of Infertility provides the most up to date advances, ideas, and controversies together in one volume. Due to the distinctive nature of infertility, a panel of well-respected experts strives to present each chapter in a clear manner, specifically focused on evidence-based medicine. The Biennial Review of Infertility presents a balanced view of clinically relevant existing information for the evolving areas. Created to provide an ongoing appraisal of current knowledge, the Biennial Review of Infertility motivates communication amongst all those working to help couples resolve their 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.