The Boston IVF Handbook of Infertility

A Practical Guide for Practitioners Who Care for Infertile Couples, Fourth Edition
4. New Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-63302-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: Reproductive Medicine and Assisted Reproductive Techniques Series

Based on the gold standard procedures and protocols developed at Boston IVF, this new edition of a bestselling text continues to provide a structured approach to treating the infertile couple that can be of benefit to the gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist, and reproductive medicine nurse alike. Both clinical and laboratory techniques are included, with material on preconception care. New to this edition are chapters on fertility care for the LGBT community, endometriosis, elective egg freezing, and effective nursing.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bayer, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Reproduktionsmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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 ofvarious 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 publishedmany peer reviewed articles, reviews, chapters, abstracts and books in the field of infertility.