Front Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1- Setting up an ART laboratory -- Chapter 2- Quality control: maintaining stability in the laboratory -- Chapter 3- The ART laboratory in the era of ISO 1000 and GLP -- Chapter 4- Evaluation of sperm -- Chapter 5- Sperm preparation techniques -- Chapter 6- Sperm chromatin assessment -- Chapter 7- Oocyte retrieval and selection -- Chapter 8- Preparation and evaluation of oocytes for ICSI -- Chapter 9- Oocyte in vitro maturation -- Chapter 10- Use of in vitro maturation in a clinical setting -- Chapter 11- Equipment and general technical aspects of micromanipulation of gametes and embryos -- Chapter 12- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection: technical aspects -- Chapter 13- Assisted hatching -- Chapter 14- Human embryo biopsy procedures -- Chapter 15- Analysis of fertilization -- Chapter 16- Culture systems for the human embryo -- Chapter 17- Evaluation of embryo quality: new strategies to facilitate single embryo transfer -- Chapter 18- The human oocyte: controlled rate cooling -- Chapter 19- The human oocyte: vitrification -- Chapter 20- The human embryo: slow freezing -- Chapter 21- The human embryo: vitrification -- Chapter 22- Managing the cryopreserved embryo bank -- Chapter 23- Cryopreservation and storage of spermatozoa -- Chapter 24- Handling and cryopreservation of testicular sperm -- Chapter 25- Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and other fertility preservation strategies -- Chapter 26- Severe male factor: genetic consequences and recommendations for genetic testing -- Chapter 27- Polar body biopsy -- Chapter 28- Clinical application of polar body biopsy -- Chapter 29- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for infertility (PGS) -- Chapter 30- Genetic analysis of the embryo -- Chapter 31- Proteomic analysis of the embryo.

Chapter 32- Embryonic and maternal dialogue and the analysis of uterine receptivity -- Chapter 33- Quality management in reproductive medicine -- Chapter 34- Indications for IVF treatment: from diagnosis to prognosis -- Chapter 35- Initial investigation of the patient (female and male) -- Chapter 36- Drugs used for ovarian stimulation: clomiphene citrate, aromatase inhibitors, metformin, gonadotropins, gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs, and recombinant gonadotropins -- Chapter 37- The role of FSH and LH in ovulation induction: current concepts -- Chapter 38- Endocrine characteristics of ART cycles -- Chapter 39- The use of GnRH agonists -- Chapter 40- GnRH antagonists -- Chapter 41- Monitoring IVF cycles -- Chapter 42- Oocyte collection -- Chapter 43- The luteal phase: luteal support protocols -- Chapter 44- Treatment strategies in assisted reproduction for the low responder patient -- Chapter 45- Repeated implantation failure: the preferred therapeutic approach -- Chapter 46- Ultrasound in ART -- Chapter 47- Sperm-recovery techniques: clinical aspects -- Chapter 48- Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) and zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) -- Chapter 49- Embryo transfer -- Chapter 50- Anesthesia and in vitro fertilization -- Chapter 51- Medical considerations of single embryo transfer -- Chapter 52- Endometriosis and ART -- Chapter 53- Polycystic ovaries and ART -- Chapter 54- Prognostic testing for ovarian reserve -- Chapter 55- Management of hydrosalpinx -- Chapter 56- Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome -- Chapter 57- The environment and reproduction -- Chapter 58- Bleeding, severe pelvic infection, and ectopic pregnancy -- Chapter 59- Iatrogenic multiple pregnancy: the risk of ART -- Chapter 60- Egg and embryo donation -- Chapter 61- Gestational surrogacy -- Chapter 62- Human embryonic stem cells.

Chapter 63- Microfluidics in ART: current progress and future directions -- Chapter 64- The evolving role of the ART nurse: acontemporary review -- Chapter 65- Patient support in the ART program -- Chapter 66- The relationship between stress and in vitro fertilization outcome -- Chapter 67- The impact of legislation and socioeconomic factors in the access to and global practice of ART -- Chapter 68- Recent ethical dilemmas in ART -- Index -- Back Cover.