Principles of Oocyte and Embryo Donation

Part I. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATIENTS AND CLINICIANS.- History of the Technique and its Importance to Understanding Modern Methodology.- Indications for Egg and Embryo Donation.- Success and Anticipated Pregnancy Outcomes for Oocyte and Embryo Donation.- Selecting and Screening Donors.- Selecting and Screening Recipients: Diminished Ovarian Reserve and Premature Ovarian Failure.- Chapter 6 - Selecting and Screening Recipients: Advanced Reproductive Age.- Genetic Aspects of Donor Selection.- Part II. PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CLINICAL CARE.- Sychronization of Donors and Recipients: Practical Aspects of Clinical Surveillance.- Preparing the Endometrium to Maximize Success: The Dynamic of Artificial Cycles.- Blastocyst versus Cleavage Stage Embryo Transfer: Maximizing Success Rates.- Strategies to Minimize Multiple Births in Recipients of Egg Donation.- What is the Outcome and Fate of Frozen Supernumerary Embryos Resulting from Egg Donation?.- Prenatal Considerations after Oocyte Donation.- Defining, Understanding and Managing the Complex Psychological Aspects of Third Party Reproduction.- Disclosure Decisions Among Known and Anonymous Egg Donor Recipients.- Risk and Complications Associated with Egg Donation.- Part III. OFFICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT.- The Role of the Donor Oocyte Nurse Coordinator.- The Finances of Egg Donation.- Donor/Recipient Insurance Coverage: Protecting Against Unexpected Liability.- Part IV. NEW FRONTIERS IN EGG AND EMBRYO DONATION.- Egg and Embryo Banking: Essential Elements for Maintaining High Rates of Success.- Gestational Carriers and Surrogacy.- Assisted Reproduction in Same Sex Couples.- Immunologic and Clinical Consequences of Oocyte Donation Pregnancies.- Part V. LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES.- FDA Regulatory Approach to Reproductive Tissues.- Essential Elements of Informed Consent in Egg Donation and Surrogacy.- Statutory and Case Law Governing the Practice of Third Party Reproduction.- Part VI. CULTURE, RELIGION AND ETHICS.-Health Equity and Access to Oocyte Donation.- Religious Views: The Impact of Traditional Theological Opinion on the Practice of Third-Party Reproduction.- Ethics of Egg and Embryo Donation.- Ethical Issues: Addressing the Sensational Cases and Analyzing the Clinical Practice.