Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Volume 1: Laboratory Perspectives
5th Edition
Published on 22. January 2018
Book
Hardback
423 pages
978-1-4987-4014-2 (ISBN)
Description
Established as a definitive reference for the IVF clinic, the fifth edition has been extensively revised, with the addition of several important new contributions on laboratory topics, including advanced sperm selection techniques for ICSI, human embryo biopsy procedures, oocyte activation, managing an oocyte bank, artificial gametes, and epigenetics. As previously, methods, protocols, and techniques of choice are presented by IVF pioneers and eminent international experts.
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Series
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Professional Reference
Illustrations
74 s/w Abbildungen, 69 farbige Abbildungen, 112 farbige Zeichnungen, 50 farbige Tabellen
50 Tables, color; 112 Line drawings, color; 69 Illustrations, color; 74 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
1500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4987-4014-2 (9781498740142)
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Persons
David K. Gardner DPhil
Chair of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Ariel Weissman MD
Senior Physician, IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Colin M. Howles PhD, FRSM
Aries Consulting SARL, Geneva, Switzerland
Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh, UK
Zeev Shoham MD
Director, Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
Chair of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Ariel Weissman MD
Senior Physician, IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Colin M. Howles PhD, FRSM
Aries Consulting SARL, Geneva, Switzerland
Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh, UK
Zeev Shoham MD
Director, Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
Content
Contents. List of contributors.The beginnings of human in vitro fertilization. Robert Edwards and the thorny path to the birth of Louise Brown: A history of IVF and ET. New guidelines for setting up an ART laboratory. Quality control: Maintaining stability in the laboratory. The ART laboratory: Current standards. Evaluation of sperm. Sperm preparation techniques. Sperm chromatin assessment. Oocyte retrieval and selection. Preparation and evaluation of oocytes for ICSI. Advanced sperm selection techniques for ICSI. Use of In Vitro Maturation in a clinical setting: Patient populations and outcomes. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection: Technical aspects. Assisted hatching. Human embryo biopsy procedures. Assisted oocyte activation (AOA): Current understanding, practice, and future perspectives. Analysis of fertilization. Culture systems for the human embryo. Evaluation of embryo quality: Analysis of morphology and physiology. Evaluation of embryo quality: Time-lapse imaging to assess embryo morphokinesis. Evaluation of embryo quality: Proteomic strategies. The human oocyte: Controlled rate cooling. The human oocyte: Vitrification. The human embryo: Slow freezing. The human embryo: Vitrifiation. Managing an oocyte bank. Severe male factor: Genetic consequences and recommendations for genetic testing. Polar body biopsy and its clinical application. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for infertility. Genetic analysis of the embryo. Diagnosis of endometrial receptivity and the embryo-endometrial dialogue. Artificial gametes: the oocyte. Microfluidics in ART: Towards automation of the IVF laboratory. Epigenetic considerations in preimplantation mammalian embryos. Index