Clinical Reproductive Science

PREFACE

SECTION ONE - REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE:
Fundamentals of human reproductive biology

CHAPTER 1
Sexual differentiation, gonadal development and development of the external genitalia: A review of the regulation of sexual differentiation
Rebecca M. Perrett,
CHAPTER 2
Male and female reproductive anatomy
Sara Sulaiman and James Coey
CHAPTER 3
Fundamentals of reproductive endocrinology
Derrick Ebot, Haider Hilal, Michael Carroll and James Coey
CHAPTER 4
The ovaries, oocytes and Folliculogenesis
Jacques Gilloteaux and James Coey
CHAPTER 5
The human Spermatozoa
Allan Pacey and Katrina Williams
CHAPTER 6
The biology of fertilisation
Michael Carroll
CHAPTER 7
Human embryo development: From zygote to peri-implantation blastocyst
Stephane Berneau and Michael Carroll
CHAPTER 8
The female reproductive tract and early embryo development: a question of supply and demand
Henry J. Leese and Daniel R. Brison

SECTION TWO - CLINICAL REPRODUCCTIVE SCIENCE:
Causes of male and female infertility

CHAPTER 9
Disorders of male reproductive endocrinology
Michael Carroll
CHAPTER 10
Disorders of female reproductive endocrinology
Mahshid Nickkho-Amiry and Cheryl T. Fitzgerald
CHAPTER 11
Oocyte aneuploidy and the maternal age effect
Mary Herbert
CHAPTER 12
Female reproductive pathology: Peritoneal, uterine and fallopian tube pathologies
Kenneth Ma Kin Yue, Rosa Trigas and Edmond Edi-Osagie
CHAPTER 13
Pathologies of the male reproductive tract
Aarush Sajjad, Muhammad A Akhtar and Yasmin Sajjad
CHAPTER 14
The impact of infections on reproduction and fertility
Val Edwards Jones
CHAPTER 15
Nutrition, foetal health and pregnancy
Emma Derbyshire
CHAPTER 16
The embryonic environment and developmental origins of health
Tom P. Fleming and Congshan Sun
CHAPTER 17
Lifestyle and environmental impacts on fertility
Ana-Maria Tomova and Michael Carroll

SECTION THREE - CLINICAL REPRODUCCTIVE SCIENCE IN PRACTICE:

IVF and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
CHAPTER 18
Assessing the infertile Couple
Narmada Katakam, Ruth Arnesen, Caroline Watkins, Bert Stewart and Luciano G. Nardo
CHAPTER 19
Ovarian stimulation protocols
Nikolaos Tsampras and Cheryl T. Fitzgerald
CHAPTER 20
Oocyte retrieval techniques and culture of oocytes
Dawn Yell
CHAPTER 21
Sperm preparation: strategy and methodology
Stephen Harbottle
CHAPTER 22
Diagnostic semen analysis: uncertainty, clinical value and recent advances
Mathew Tomlinson
CHAPTER 23
Surgical sperm retrieval
Muhammad A Akhtar, Elizabeth Hester, Solmaz Gul Sajjad and Yasmin Sajjad
CHAPTER 24
In vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Bryan Woodward
CHAPTER 25
Morphological assessment of embryos in culture
J.Diane Critchlow
CHAPTER 26
In vitro culture of gametes and embryos - The culture medium
Robbie Kerr
CHAPTER 27
Incubators in the ART laboratory
Louise Hyslop
CHAPTER 28
Embryo transfer techniques and improving embryo implantation rates
Rachel Cutting
CHAPTER 29
Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos
Tope Adeniyi
Chapter 30
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening
Colleen Lynch and Brendan Ball
CHAPTER 31
Long-term follow-up of children conceived through IVFOmar Abdel-Mannan and Alastair G Sutcliffe

INDEX

The comprehensive and authoritative guide to clinical reproductive science

The field of clinical reproductive science continues to evolve; this important resource offers the basics of reproductive biology as well as the most recent advance in clinical embryology. The author - a noted expert in the field - focuses on the discipline and covers all aspects of this field. The text explores causes of male and female infertility and includes information on patient consultation and assessment, gamete retrieval and preparation, embryo culture, embryo transfer and cryopreservation.

Comprehensive in scope, the text contains an introduction to the field of clinical reproductive science and a review of assisted reproductive technology. The author includes information on a wide range of topics such as gonadal development, the regulation of meiotic cell cycle, the biology of sperm and spermatogenesis, in vitro culture, embryo transfer techniques, fundamentals of fertilisation, oocyte activation and much more. This important resource:

• Offers an accessible guide to the most current research and techniques to the science of clinical reproduction
• Covers the fundamental elements of reproductive science
• Includes information on male and the female reproductive basics everything from sexual differentiation to foetal development and parturition
• Explores the long-term health of children conceived through IVF
• Contains the newest developments in assisted reproductive technology

Clinical Reproductive Science is a valuable reference written for professionals in academia, research and clinical professionals working in the field of reproductive science, clinical embryology and reproductive medicine.

Dr Michael Carroll, Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Science, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK