Full Description
The increasing understanding of individual differences in response to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, resulting from genetic and ethnical differences, has increased the potential for individualized treatment for patients, resulting in improved pregnancy and live-birth outcomes. This illustrated book summarizes, and provides updates on, the most recent developments in individualized infertility treatment and embryo selection techniques. Individualization is not only confined to the different steps in the ovarian stimulation process and the luteal phase support, but also to embryo selection techniques, which include, among others, the analysis of embryo development pattern and genetic testing. Chapters cover a multitude of topics, ranging from oocyte maturation and immunological testing to fertilization technique in the IVF laboratory and preparation for optimal endometrial receptivity in cryo cycles. Essential reading for IVF specialists and embryologists in IVF Clinics and also an important text for medical consultants specializing in reproductive medicine, gynecology and embryology.
Contents
1. Individualized ovarian stimulation for normal and high responder Laura Melado and Human M. Fatemi; 2. Individualized ovarian stimulation in patients with advanced maternal age and premature ovarian aging Norbert Gleicher and David H. Barad; 3. Individualized oocyte maturation Gustavo Nardini Cecchino, Diego Ventura Tarasconi and Juan Antonio García Velasco; 4. Individualized luteal phase support Barbara Lawrenz and Human Fatemi; 5. Individualized management of male infertility Matheus Roque; 6. Individualized fertilization technique in the IVF laboratory: IVF or ICSI? Neelke De Munck and Ibrahim Elkhatib; 7. Individualized genetic testing: who benefits? Elpida Fragouli, Samer Alfarawati and Anna Mantzouratou; 8. Individualized embryo selection Irene Hervás, Lucía Alegre, Lorena Bori and Marcos Meseguer; 9. Preparation for optimal endometrial receptivity in cryo cycles Coughlan C, Barbara Lawrenz and Human Fatemi; 10. Individualized immunological testing in recurrent implantation failure Diana Alecsandru and J. A. Garcia Velasco; 11. Individualized embryo transfer Carol Coughlan, Louisa Loiudice and Antonio Pellicer.
