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Essential IVF

Basic Research and Clinical Applications

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Editors:
  1. Jonathan Blerkom

    1. Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
      Colorado Reproductive Endocrinology, Rose Medical Center, Denver, USA

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  2. Linda Gregory

    1. Cardiff Assisted Reproduction Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Synthetic and Secretory Behaviors (Nonsteroidal) of Ovarian Follicular Granulosa Cells: Parallels to Cells of the Endothelial Cell Lineage

    • Michael Antczak
    Pages 1-41

  3. Oocyte-Granulosa Cell Interactions

    • David Albertini
    Pages 43-58

  4. Peri-Follicular Vascularity: A Marker of Follicular Heterogeneity and Oocyte Competence and a Predictor of Implantation in Assisted Conception Cycles

    • Linda Gregory
    Pages 59-79

  5. Do Biochemical Predictors of IVF Outcome Exist?

    • Anthony E. Michael
    Pages 81-109

  6. Genetics of Male Infertility: Evolution of the X and Y Chromosome and Transmission of Male Infertility to Future Generations

    • Sherman J. Silber
    Pages 111-149

  7. Sperm Analysis and Preparation Update

    • Martine Nijs, Willem Ombelet
    Pages 151-178

  8. Preparation of Sperm Fractions and Individual Sperm With Low Levels of Chromosomal Aneuploidies for IVF and ICSI

    • Tamas Kovacs, Attila Jakab, Ertug Kovanci, Zoltan Zavaczki, Denny Sakkas, Gabor Huszar
    Pages 179-200

  9. Maternal Age and Oocyte Competence

    • Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter, Fengyun Sun
    Pages 201-230

  10. Genetic Diagnosis of Metaphase II Oocytes

    • Yury Verlinsky, Anver Kuliev
    Pages 231-240

  11. Oocyte Competence and In Vitro Maturation

    • Jennifer Cavilla, Geraldine Hartshorne
    Pages 241-271

  12. What is the Role of Mitochondria in Embryo Competency?

    • Carol A. Brenner
    Pages 273-289

  13. Fundamentals of the Design of Culture Media that Support Human Preimplantation Development

    • John D. Biggers
    Pages 291-332

  14. The Biological Basis of Oocyte and Embryo Competence: Morphodynamic Criteria for Embryo Selection in In-Vitro Fertilization

    • Lynette Scott
    Pages 333-376

  15. The Enigma of Fragmentation in Early Human Embryos: Possible Causes and Clinical Relevance

    • Jonathan Van Blerkom
    Pages 377-421

  16. Blastocyst Transfer Update: Pros and Cons

    • Anna Veiga, José Torelló, Irene Boiso, Pedro Barri, Yves Ménézo
    Pages 423-440

  17. Assisted Hatching in Clinical IVF

    • Graham Wright, Amy Jones
    Pages 441-463

  18. Prospects for Obtaining Viable Oocytes from Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue

    • Helen M. Picton
    Pages 465-484

  19. Cryopreservation in Human Assisted Reproduction

    • Yves Ménézo, Pierre Guerin
    Pages 485-504

  20. Reducing the Number of Embryos to Transfer After IVF/ICSI

    • Jan Gerris
    Pages 505-554
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About this book

There is no clearer testament to the importance and efficacy of in vitro fertilization in the treatmentof the infertilepatient than the fact that over one million babies have been born since its clinical introduction in 1978. The successof this worldwideendeavorhas evolvedto treat some of the formerly most intractable forms of infertility and requires individuals with different skills and insights whose activities are often compartmentalized into clinical, laboratory and research functions. The intent of Essential lVF is to present current issues in clinical IVF that encompass the varied activities of those engaged in this enterprise. By integrating clinical, basic research and laboratory-related aspects of human reproduction, readers with diverse interests should obtain a more complete understanding of the impact, importance and inter-relatedness of each in the progress of infertility treatment, and an appreciation of whether emerging technologies will or should contribute to this progress in the near future. The topics selected for this volume include research that has begun to explain the origins of differential follicular, gamete, embryo and uterine competence, and specific laboratory procedures and protocols that may have important clinical implications forthe generation ofdevelopmentally viable embryos. Human embryoresearchoverthe past 25 years has notonly confirmed that the developmental potential of each embryo is unique, but more importantly, demonstrated how genetic and nongenetic factors for sperm and oocyte determineembryo competencewell before fertilization. Several chapters deal with the origins of normal and compromised gametes and how those with high competence can be identified and isolated for fertilization.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Jonathan Blerkom

  • Colorado Reproductive Endocrinology, Rose Medical Center, Denver, USA

    Jonathan Blerkom

  • Cardiff Assisted Reproduction Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park Cardiff, Wales, UK

    Linda Gregory

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essential IVF

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Research and Clinical Applications

  • Editors: Jonathan Blerkom, Linda Gregory

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8955-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7551-3Published: 30 November 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4735-4Published: 05 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8955-0Published: 28 June 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 628

  • Topics: Gynecology, Life Sciences, general

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