Full Description
This book provides a detailed overview of the possible risks associated with ART pregnancies and their clinical management.
While most pregnancies following Assisted Reproduction Treatment (ART) will progress normally and without any complications to mother or baby, some women who conceive after ART as well as their babies are at increased risk of pregnancy complications. There are some schools of thoughts proposing pregnancies following IVF should be regarded as being "high risk" and requires special attention. There are various reasons why ART pregnancies may be at higher risk - Female and male age factor, increased chance of multiple pregnancies, underlying cause of subfertility (pelvic pathology, uterine pathology, endometrial dysfunction) and potential increase in birth defects.
This is an essential read for obstetricians, fertility specialists and Post-graduate trainees.
Contents
Pre-conception risk assessment.- Medical problems (advanced age, endocrine disease, obesity, malignancies, turner' s syndrome etc.).- Gynaecological problems (fibroids, polyps, congenital uterine anomalies, hydrosalpinx, endometriosis, PCOS).- Psychological issues of periconceptual period.- Pre-conceptual diagnosis (PGD/ PGS/CGH).- Complications of ART and associated early pregnancy problems (OHSS, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage).- Early pregnancy support: evidence based management (progesterone/ folic acid/ heparin and aspirin etc).- Pre-natal screening options (congenital anomalies, aneuploidies, impact of IVF on serum screening).- Multiple pregnancy.- Pregnancy associated complication (Hypertensive disorders, growth disorders, placental site problems, older women, conception following donor treatment, Surrogate pregnancies).- Intrapartum and post partum care (are they at risk of intrapartum problems?, depression due to high expectation).- Ongoing developments in ART and pregnancyoutcome (IVM, fertility preservation: ovarian tissue/whole ovary/ oocyte cryopreservation).
