A Handbook of Intrauterine Insemination by Godwin I. Meniru (Editor), Peter R. Brinsden (Editor), Ian L. Craft (Editor) Purchase at:  Amazon.com  Format: Paperback, 1st ed., 245pp.  ISBN: 0521586763 Publisher: Cambridge University Press  Pub. Date: August 1997

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Intrauterine insemination is an effective first line treatment in for infertility and is less invasive than in vitro fertilisation and its variants. This multi-authored text is a comprehensive account of how to set up and run a successful intrauterine insemination program. It provides a very practical account and explains clearly the scientific and medical issues.The various chapters deal with design and equipment of the unit, patient selection, counselling, ovarian stimulation strategies, the role of ultrasonography, semen analysis and sperm preparation, intrauterine insemination techniques, semen cryopreservation and banking, and complications.

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Jerudong Park Medical Centre, Brunei Darussalam. Guidebook to the creation and administration of an artificial insemination program. Includes program design, equipment, patient selection and care, and semen cryopreservation and banking. Softcover. 15 U.K. contributors. DNLM: Insemination, Artificial.

The author, Dr. Godwin I. Meniru , October 13, 1998 
This is the most comprehensive source of information on IUI A Handbook of Intrauterine Insemination (Meniru G.I., Brinsden P.R. and Craft I.L.) Cambridge University Press

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is less invasive and cheaper than many other assisted conception treatments such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The treatment is offered in a variety of settings by various cadre of medical practitioners. The decision to write this book was based on the fact that there was no comprehensive source of information on the conduct of IUI. Rather practitioners had to obtain disjointed information from several sources leading to a great variability in the practice and results of the treatment. I assembled a team of highly qualified professionals and we succeeded in bringing together most of what is presently known about IUI.

The book is practice oriented. Although we have in each chapter discussed the theoretical basis of the subject and the various schools of thought we have still provided practical guidelines such that the reader should become very confident and competent in providing this treatment.

Although the book is primarily directed at health professionals, non-medical persons have found the book easy to read and patients find the information provided in the book to be very useful. Furthermore, issues raised in some chapters concern not only IUI but many other assisted conception treatments. Such common topics include ovarian stimulation, ultrasound scanning, laboratory aspects of treatment and complications. I have noted copies of the book in a number of librariies I have visited since its publication; it is also a good reference book.

This unique book has been received very well by the medical community especially as can be judged by the sales figures! and critical acclaim in premier scientific journals such as Fertility and Sterility, Lancet and Professional Nurse.

Dr. Godwin I. Meniru MB BS, MMedSci, MFFP, MRCOG Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine October 12, 1998

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Intrauterine insemination is an effective first line treatment in for infertility and is less invasive than in vitro fertilisation and its variants. This multi-authored text is a comprehensive account of how to set up and run a successful intrauterine insemination program. It provides a very practical account and explains clearly the scientific and medical issues.The various chapters deal with design and equipment of the unit, patient selection, counselling, ovarian stimulation strategies, the role of ultrasonography, semen analysis and sperm preparation, intrauterine insemination techniques, semen cryopreservation and banking, and complications.

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Reviewer: William H. Kutteh, MD, PhD (University of Tennessee at Memphis College of Medicine)

Description: This is a complete manual for setting up a practice that includes intrauterine insemination (IUI).

Purpose: It covers setting up the unit, ovulation induction, patient selection, sperm processing, insemination techniques, cryopreservation, and counseling of patients. 

Audience: It is intended for practitioners in this specialty field, general obstetrician/gynecologists, residents, and infertility nurse assistants.

Features: The book is appropriately illustrated and includes clear tables and recombinant medications. There are good references, mostly form the U.K. As a small paperback, it is easy to use. A special chapter for nurses and avoiding complications is included.

Assessment: This is a good, concise handbook of IUI that includes aspects of patient selection and counseling, ovulation induction techniques, and monitoring sperm processing and cryopreservation. It would be a useful resource for every fertility unit.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Preface

1 An overview of intrauterine insemination   1

2 Equipment, design and organisation of the unit   9

3 Patient selection and management   23

4 Fertility counselling   46

5 Ovarian stimulation for the assisted reproduction technologies   56

6 Controlled superovulation for intrauterine insemination   77

7 Ultrasonography in the management of infertility with special reference to intrauterine insemination   97

8 Semen analysis and sperm preparation   129

9 Intrauterine insemination techniques   146

10 The role of the nurse in an insemination programme   159

11 Principles and practice of semen cryopreservation   163

12 Donor sperm banking   190

13 Complications of superovulation and intrauterine insemination   207

14 Concluding remarks: thoughts on the management of infertility   234

Index   242