Infertility

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Historical Review

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 3-6

   3. The Specialty of Infertility

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 7-8

   4. The Science and Art of Infertility

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 9-10

   5. General Principles

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 11-15

3. Causes of Infertility

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-19

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   2. Causes in the Male

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 21-28

   3. Causes in the Female

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 29-35

   4. Emotional Factors

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 37-42

4. The Basic Workup

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. History and Examination of the Couple

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 45-50

   3. Evaluation of the Cervical Factor

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 51-63

   4. Evaluation of the Tubal Factor

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 65-73

   5. Evaluation of the Ovulatory Factor

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 75-88

   6. Semen Analysis

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 89-98

5. Management of the Infertile Couple

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99

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   2. A Timetable of Management

      • Melvin L. Taymor

      Pages 101-103

   3. Infertility Counseling

      • Ellen Bresnick

      Pages 105-110

6. Special Areas and Special Diagnostic Tests

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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A little over 12 years ago I wrote a small volume entitled Infertility. It seemed to me at that time that significant advances in the field called for the publication of such a volume. The following is from the preface to that volume: During the past 15 years considerable progress has been made in the field of infertility diagnosis and management. It is perhaps a paradox that much of this increased knowledge has come about because of Western medicine's preoccupation with the search for a means to control reproduction. As a result, we have achieved new insights into the physiologic mechanisms involved in reproduction, and we have found better methods for measuring physiologic changes in reproductive health and disease. To these advances can be added improvements in the utilization of endoscopic and surgical techniques, in the diagnosis and treatment of infections and endometriosis, and in the treatment of hormonal disorders. During this period, too, through workshops and conferences and in journals and texts, these latest advances have been made available to physi­ cians, an outstanding example being the two volumes of Progress in Infer­ tility, edited by Drs. Jan Behrman and Robert Kistner. As necessary as these publications are, they do not offer an overall view of infertility diag­ nosis and management.

• Counseling
• Evaluation
• diagnosis
• endoscopy
• fertility
• hormone
• in vitro fertilization
• infection
• infertility
• management
• reproduction
• surgery
• diabetes
• sexual behaviour

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

  Melvin L. Taymor

• Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Melvin L. Taymor

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