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Manual on Assisted Reproduction

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
  2. Reproductive Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Sperm Maturation and Oocyte Interaction

      • R. J. Aitken
      Pages 3-11
    3. Menstrual Cycle: Follicular Maturation

      • E. Y. Adashi
      Pages 12-21
    4. Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle

      • K. Grunwald, T. Rabe, B. Runnebaum
      Pages 22-77
  3. Techniques in Assisted Reproduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Human Gonadotropins

      • B. Lunenfeld, E. Lunenfeld, V. Insler
      Pages 81-126
    3. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone: Agonists and Antagonists

      • R. Felberbaum, T. Rabe, K. Diedrich
      Pages 127-153
    4. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

      • V. Insler, E. Lunenfeld, B. Lunenfeld
      Pages 154-169
    5. Luteal Phase: Physiology and Pharmacotherapy

      • H. W. Jones Jr., G. S. Jones
      Pages 170-177
    6. Homologous Intrauterine Insemination

      • G. Prietl, H. van der Ven, D. Krebs
      Pages 178-209
    7. Cryoconservation: Sperms and Oocytes

      • J. Van der Elst, G. Verheyen, A. Van Steirteghem
      Pages 223-251
    8. In Vitro Fertilization

      • T. Rabe, K. Diedrich, I. Eberhardt, W. Küpker
      Pages 252-311
    9. Microinjection

      • A. Van Steirteghem, P. Devroey, I. Liebaers
      Pages 312-322
    10. Assisting Reproduction with the Use of Donor Eggs

      • J. P. Toner, B. M. Faber
      Pages 323-336
    11. Preimplantation Diagnosis

      • I. Liebaers, W. Lissens, K. Sermon, E. Van Assche, C. Staessen, H. Joris et al.
      Pages 363-373
    12. Endoscopic Treatment of Uterine Malformations

      • M. Nisolle, J. Donnez
      Pages 374-386

About this book

Our knowledge of reproductive medicine has expanded rapidly since the birth of Louise Brown, the first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilization, which was performed by Professors Steptoe and Ed­ wards in Bourn Hall, England, in 1978. Hardly a year goes by without the development of a new or the modification of an existing method of assisted reproduction. Within a relatively short period, in vitro fertilization has been introduced into the treatment of female infertility. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection has also created new opportunities for the treatment of male infertility. This manual takes stock of the techniques of assisted reproduc­ tion that are available today. Competent authors from various centers present, in a concise way, their tried-and-tested procedures, so that the latter can be readily implemented. Due to different legal regulations, the scope of assisted re­ production is much more limited in Germany than in many other countries. For example, whereas only three embryos may be con­ ceived and transferred in Germany, such restrictions do not exist in several other European countries and the United States. Further­ more, heterologous fertilization, oocyte donation, and surrogate motherhood are banned in Germany. We are glad to have been able to recruit many international ex­ perts to present the various fields of assisted reproduction from their perspective. We hope this book will help to establish the different therapies and achieve a wide distribution.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University Women’s Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

    Thomas Rabe, Benno Runnebaum

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

    Klaus Diedrich

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Manual on Assisted Reproduction

  • Editors: Thomas Rabe, Klaus Diedrich, Benno Runnebaum

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00763-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-00763-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 459

  • Topics: Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery

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