Progress in Ovarian Stimulation Protocols

This is the first book in a series inspired by the WOOSP (World Congress on Ovulation Induction & Ovarian Stimulation Protocols) Conferences, which were a bi-annual event in India hosted by the IVF Lite Foundation. This volume is based on the updated lectures from WOOSP 2015, held in Seychelles in September 2015.

Ovarian stimulation protocols are currently chosen mainly on the basis of personal preferences and individual experience rather than objective evidence based medicine, and in poor responders, as well as in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients undergoing assisted reproductive techniques (ART), they constitute a significant challenge for clinicians, even today. Several protocols have been proposed that, when properly utilized, should improve pregnancy rates while keeping potential complications to a minimum. This book defines better predictors of ovarian response to stimulation and allow stimulation protocols to be tailored to individual patients. As such, it is a must-have textbook for clinicians wanting to sharpen their skills and keep abreast of developments in the field.

Dr Gautam Nand Allahbadia is Consultant Reproductive Endocrinology & IVF at the Millennium Medical Center MMC IVF, DHCC; Canadian Specialist Hospital, Dubai; and Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic, Jumeira, Dubai, UAE. He is the founder and academic mentor of Rotunda - The Center for Human Reproduction, the world-renowned fertility clinic in Mumbai.  He is a noted world authority on Ultrasound-guided Embryo transfers and one of the pioneers in Third Party Reproduction in Southeast Asia. Dr. Allahbadia was responsible for India’s first trans-ethnic surrogate pregnancy involving a Chinese couple’s baby delivered by an unrelated Indian surrogate mother. Gautam N Allahbadia is the Emeritus Editor of the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology of India as well as the IVF Lite (Journal of Minimal Stimulation IVF).He cherishes over 150 peer-reviewed publications, 142 book chapters and 31 textbooks, the latest being a comprehensive two book set textbook published by Springer Nature, entitled 'Textbook of Assisted Reproduction' , and is on the Editorial Board of several International Journals. Dr. Allahbadia was elected as the Vice President of the World Association of Reproductive Medicine (WARM), headquartered in Rome, and “Mumbai’s Top Doc” for 2012 by a peer nomination process. 

Goral Gandhi is a Clinical Embryologist with over 25 years of experience in the field of IVF and assisted reproductive techniques (ART). She is the founder and Scientific Director of Indo Nippon IVF as well as the International School for Reproductive Medicine and Embryology (ISRME) in Mumbai, India.  She has an extensive experience in designing and maintaining successful IVF laboratories as well as in IVF education.  An expert on all aspects of embryology and laboratory management, she has trained more than 600 embryologists and clinicians from over 19 countries. Throughout her career, Goral has been actively involved in clinical embryology research toward improving pregnancy outcomes. The last ten years of her career have been dedicated to optimizing cryopreservation protocols. She has contributed numerous papers and chapters in both national and international journals and textbooks. She is regarded as a key opinion leader in the field of fertility preservation around the globe, and is the co-editor of the textbook "Vitrification in Assisted Reproduction - A User’s Manual," published by Springer International.