Emerging Topics in Reproduction, Vol. 5

Part I: Male Infertility.- TESE for Cryptozoospermia with Normal Sperm DNA Fragmentation.- The Argument for Varicocele Repair in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia.- Current and Future Perspectives on Sperm RNAs.- Male Infertility as a Marker of Future Health.- Fertility Preservation in the Male Adolescent Patient.- Part II: Female Infertility.- Advanced Imaging Techniques Used in the Infertile Female.- Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in the Infertile Female.- Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Female Infertility.- Part III: Assisted Reproductive Technologies.- Is There an Optimum System for Culturing Human Embryos?- Evidence-Based Approaches to Embryo Selection by Morphology and Kinetics.- Part IV: Controversies in Reproductive Medicine.- Is It Good Practice/Ethical to Set a Max BMI Before IVF?- Are We Closer to "Freeze-All" for ART?- Preimplantation Genetic Screening: Not for Everyone.- Should All Patients Undergo Blastocyst Transfer? No.

Previously known as Biennial Review of Infertility, the fifth installment in this series brings together the most current research and clinical evidence on male and female infertility, emerging assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and evolving controversies in reproductive medicine. In this latest volume, parts one and two discuss recent developments in male and female infertility respectively, including fertility preservation in the male adolescent cancer patient, the clinical relevance of sperm RNA, the management of subclinical hypothyroidism, and the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Part three covers the latest in ART, such as evidence-based morphological approaches for embryo selection and culturing human embryos. The final section highlights controversies in reproductive medicine, including the use of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) and blastocyst transfer, as well as the ethics surrounding a maximum BMI for IVF.

Providing an ongoing appraisal of current knowledge, and featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, Emerging Topics in Reproduction, Volume 5 is a worthy addition to the series and an ideal resource on the latest topics for reproductive medicine and REI specialists, OB-GYNS, andrologists, and any clinician working with infertility.

Douglas T. Carrell, PhD, HCLD, Departments of Surgery (Urology) and Human Genetics, Director of IVF, Andrology and Reproductive Research Laboratories, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Catherine Racowsky, PhD, HCLD, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Peter N. Schlegel, MD, Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Alan H. DeCherney, MD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA