Infertility: Evaluation and Treatment

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William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. Reference on the clinical issues in diagnosing and treating male and female infertility. Includes sociological, ethical, and legal aspects. Includes assisted reproduction. For practitioners, residents, or students. 78 contributors, 72 U.S.

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Keye, William R., Jr., MD(William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI); Chang, R. Jeffrey, MD(UC Davis); Rebar, Robert W., MD(Univ of Cincinnati); Soules, Michael R., MD(Univ of Washington)

The contributors represent the specialties of obstetrics/gynecology, psychology, psychiatry, urology, and radiology. Most come from U.S. academic medical centers. Institutions prominently represented include Baylor Coll of Medicine, Jefferson Medical Coll, UCLA, Univ of British Columbia, Emory Univ, Univ of Washington, Albert Einstein Coll of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Cornell, and Univ of Cincinnati.

Table of Contents

Sect. 1 The Problems of Infertility
1
Ch. 1 Infertility: A Historical Perspective
3
Ch. 2 Factors Influencing Fertility
8
Ch. 3 Infertility: A Patient's Perspective
19
Ch. 4 The Psychological Aspects of Infertility
25
Ch. 5 Evaluating the Infertility Literature
42
Sect. 2 Evaluation of the Infertile Couple
55
Ch. 6 Female Infertility
57
Ch. 7 Male Infertility
62
Ch. 8 Initial Approach to the Infertile Couple
76
Sect. 3 Medical Management of the Infertile Female
83
Ch. 9 The Normal Menstrual Cycle
85
Ch. 10 Practical Evaluation of Amenorrhea and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
98
Ch. 11 Prediction, Detection, and Evaluation of Ovulation
107
Ch. 12 The Endometrial Biopsy
115
Ch. 13
Pharmacology of Ovulation-Inducing Drugs
127
Ch. 14 Hyperstimulation Syndrome
145
Ch. 15 Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disorders
154
Ch. 16 Chronic Anovulation and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Treatment for Infertility
168
Ch. 17 Luteal Phase Deficiency: A Subtle Abnormality of Ovulation
178
Ch. 18 Evaluation and Treatment of Disorders of the Cervix
195
Ch. 19 Evaluation and Treatment of Recurrent Miscarriages
230
Ch. 20 Unexplained Infertility
249
Sect. 4 Surgical Management of the Infertile Female
263
Ch. 21 Principles of Surgical Management of the Infertile Female
265
Ch. 22 Operative Instrumentation for Infertility Surgery
281
Ch. 23 Imaging of the Reproductive Tract in Infertile Women: Hysterosalpingography, Ultrasonography, and Magnetic Resonance
Imaging
300
Ch. 24 Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Infertility
330
Ch. 25 Diagnostic Hysteroscopy
349
Ch. 26 Tubal Microendoscopy: Salpingoscopy and Falloposcopy
372
Ch. 27 Developmental Anomalies of the Reproductive Tract
387
Ch. 28 Management of Uterine Myomata
412
Ch. 29 Lesions Affecting the Uterine Cavity
425
Ch. 30 The Fallopian Tube: Pathophysiology
444
Ch. 31 Treatment of Disorders of the Fallopian Tube
474
Ch. 32 Management of the Ectopic Pregnancy
483
Ch. 33 Endometriosis: Pathophysiology and Presentation
496
Ch. 34 Endometriosis: Medical Therapy
509
Ch. 35 Endometriosis: Surgical Therapy
517
Ch. 36 Surgical Treatment of Diseases of the Ovary
539
Sect. 5 Medical and Surgical Management of the Infertile Male
553
Ch. 37 Pathophysiology of Male Infertility
555
Ch. 38 Methods and Interpretation of Semen Analysis
580
Ch. 39 Tests of Sperm Function
592
Ch. 40 Medical Treatment of Male Infertility
609
Ch. 41 Surgical Treatment of Male Infertility
621
Ch. 42 Infection and Male Infertility
652
Ch. 43 Immunology of Spermatozoa
666
Ch. 44 Sexual and Ejaculatory Dysfunction as a Cause of Male Infertility
671
Ch. 45 Sperm Cryopreservation
686
Ch. 46 Sperm Preparation and Homologous Insemination
696
Ch. 47 Therapeutic Donor Insemination
712
Sect. 6 Assisted Reproductive Technologies
729
Ch. 48 Glossary of Terminology for Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Early Embryonic Development
731
Ch. 49 History of In Vitro Fertilization
736
Ch. 50 Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation and Intrauterine Insemination
745
Ch. 51 In Vitro Fertilization
759
Ch. 52 Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
772
Ch. 53 In Vitro Fertilization with Donor Oocytes
780
Ch. 54 Extended Techniques in Assisted Reproductive Technologies
788
Ch. 55 The Gamete Laboratory: Design, Management, and Techniques
798
Ch. 56 Cryopreservation of Embryos and Oocytes
821
Ch. 57 Micromanipulation of Human Gametes, Zygotes, and Embryos
841
Ch. 58 In Vitro Fertilization and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Prevention of Inherited Disease
859
Ch. 59 Management of Early Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcome in Assisted Reproductive Technologies
868
Ch. 60 Assisted Reproductive Technology: Choice of Patient, Program, and Procedure
879
Ch. 61 Legal and Ethical Challenges of Medically Assisted Reproduction
886
Index