Ovarian Stimulation

List of contributors; About the editors; Foreword; Preface; Part I. Mild Forms of Ovarian Stimulation: 1. Oral agents for ovarian stimulation Mohamed F. Mitwally and Robert F. Casper; 2. Ovulation induction for anovulatory patients Evert J. P. van Santbrink and Bart C. J. M. Fauser; 3. Ovarian hyperstimulation in combination with intrauterine insemination Ben J. Cohlen and Astrid E. P. Cantineau; 4. Mild approaches in ovarian stimulation Adrija Kumar Datta, Stuart Campbell, and Geeta Nargund; 5. The case against mild stimulation protocols Carlotta Zaca, Francesca Pennetta, and Andrea Borini; Part II. Ovarian Hyperstimulation for IVF: 6. GnRH agonists for ovarian hyperstimulation Lina El-Taha, Botros Rizk, Jad Farid Assaf, and Johnny Awwad; 7. Role of GnRH antagonist in assisted reproduction Mohamed Aboulghar; 8. Gonadotropins in ovarian stimulation Madelon van Wely and Monique Mochtar; 9. Egg donation: Implications for counseling donor and recipient, donor preparation, and recipient preparation Ernesto Bosch and Pilar Alama; 10. Progestin-primed ovarian stimulation Xuefeng Lu and Yanping Kuang; 11. Ovarian stimulation in poor responders Qiuju Chen and Yanping Kuang; Part III. Difficulties and Complications of Ovarian Stimulation and Implantation: 12. Ovarian stimulation in difficult IVF cases Amina Oumeziane and Samira Barbara; 13. Polycystic ovary syndrome: Ovulation induction strategies Lina El-Taha, Botros Rizk, William Ledger, and Johnny Awwad; 14. Polycystic ovary syndrome: Controlled ovarian stimulation Lina El-Taha, Botros Rizk, William Ledger, and Johnny Awwad; 15. Prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Mohamed Youssef, Abdel-Maguid Ramzy, and Botros Rizk; 16. Treatment of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Mohamed Youssef, Abdel-Maguid Ramzy, and Botros Rizk; 17. How to individualize ovarian stimulation protocols to avoid difficulties and complications Suleiman Ghunaim, Raja Sayegh, and Johnny Awwad; 18. Endometrial receptivity Eva Gomez, Jose Miravet-Valenciano, Diana Valbuena, and Carlos Simon; 19. Folliculogenesis and implantation failure Antonis Makrigiannakis and Panagiotis; Part IV. Non-conventional Forms Used during Ovarian Stimulation: 20. Adjuncts for ovarian stimulation Alexander M. Quaas and David R. Meldrum; 21. Luteinizing hormone supplementation during ovarian stimulation Ioannis E. Messinis, Christina I. Messini, George Anifandis, and Alexandros Daponte; 22. Ovulation induction for hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Lina El-Taha, Botros Rizk, Chantal Farra, and Johnny Awwad; Part V. Alternatives to Ovarian Hyperstimulation and Delayed Transfer: 23. Hyperprolactinemia Botros Rizk and Natalie L. Shammas; 24. Ovarian cautery for polycystic ovary syndrome Gabor T. Kovacs; 25. Elective freeze-all embryos policy Mehmet Cihat Unlu and Ahmet Yigit Cakiroglu; Part VI. Procedures Before, During, and After Ovarian Stimulation: 26. Ultrasound monitoring for ovulation induction: Pitfalls and problems Mona M. Aboulghar and Yomna Islam; 27. The use of GnRH agonists to trigger final oocyte maturation during controlled ovarian stimulation Anastasia Salameh, Sara Faour, and Johnny Awwad; 28. The luteal phase support in in vitro fertilization Biljana Popovic-Todorovic and Human Mousavi Fatemi; 29. Luteal phase support other than progesterone Dalia Khalife, Nour Assaf, and Johnny Awwad; 30. Ovarian reserve as a guide for ovarian stimulation Hassan N. Sallam, Ahmed F. Galal, and Nooman H. Sallam; Index.