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Human in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Don P. Wolf

    1. University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA

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  2. Martin M. Quigley

    1. University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Historical Background and Essentials for a Program in In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

    • Don P. Wolf, Martin M. Quigley
    Pages 1-9

  3. Legal Issues Raised by In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

    • Lori B. Andrews
    Pages 11-36

  4. Patient Screening and Selection

    • Martin M. Quigley
    Pages 37-46

  5. Hypothalamic Control of the Menstrual Cycle

    • Julane Hotchkiss
    Pages 47-57

  6. Maturation of the Follicular Microenvironment

    • Cecilia L. Schmidt
    Pages 59-79

  7. Enhanced Follicular Development with Clomiphene Citrate and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

    • Cecilia L. Schmidt
    Pages 81-98

  8. Human Menopausal Gonadotropins for Follicular Recruitment in In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

    • Pedro J. Beauchamp
    Pages 99-117

  9. Monitoring Follicular Development with Ultrasound

    • Nabil F. Maklad
    Pages 119-132

  10. Monitoring Follicular Development with Estrogens

    • Pedro J. Beauchamp
    Pages 133-148

  11. Laparoscopic Follicular Aspiration

    • Pedro J. Beauchamp
    Pages 149-169

  12. Sperm Capacitation

    • Jeffrey Boldt, Don P. Wolf
    Pages 171-211

  13. Oogenesis, Fertilization and Early Development

    • William Byrd, Don P. Wolf
    Pages 213-273

  14. Laboratory Details in an In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Program

    • Joseph E. Sokoloski, Don P. Wolf
    Pages 275-296

  15. Fertility Potential Evaluation with the Zona-Free Hamster Egg Bioassay

    • Don P. Wolf, Joseph E. Sokoloski
    Pages 297-326

  16. Techniques of Embryo Transfer

    • Cecilia L. Schmidt
    Pages 327-340

  17. Implantation

    • Paul D. Webb, Stanley R. Glasser
    Pages 341-364

  18. Pregnancy Management Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

    • Bernard Gonik
    Pages 365-373

  19. The Clinical Coordinator in an In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Program

    • Sylvia Pace-Owens
    Pages 375-382

  20. Data Management in an In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Program

    • Martin M. Quigley
    Pages 383-401
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About this book

The births of more than 100 apparently normal infants at term following pregnancies initiated by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer testifies to the successful clinical application of insights obtained from studies in reproductive biology over the last 20 years. In women, these studies have included: 1) characterization of the changes in blood hormone profiles throughout ovulatory menstrual cycles; 2) documentation of the hormonal composition of antral fluid in developing and degenerating preovulatory follicles; 3) correlation of these observations with the state of oocyte maturation and the fertilizability of the oocyte; 4) application of pharmacologic agents for perturbing the normal hormone profiles to regulate the number of preovulatory follicles developing and the time of ovulation; and 5) development of non-invasi ve methods for monitoring follicular development. Optimizing methods for maturing and fertilizing eggs, for moni toring normal development in vi tro, and for transferring and achieving implantation of embryos are continuing concerns of physicians and scientists responsible for extant programs. In addition, all serious students of reproductive biology should critically examine every facet of the processes which must concatenate to assure birth of normal infants following pregnancies achieved by these methods. However, the literature which contains the informational substrate is dispersed widely in a plethora of journals not always readily accessible. Bringing the essentials together facilitates both rapid retrieval of data and access to relevant literature.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA

    Don P. Wolf, Martin M. Quigley

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

  • Editors: Don P. Wolf, Martin M. Quigley

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4712-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-4714-9Published: 25 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-4712-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 440

  • Topics: Popular Science in Psychology, Reproductive Medicine, Medicine/Public Health, general

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