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Office Infertility: Practice and Procedures is an invaluable resource to all physicians treating infertile couples. The text emphasizes the practice of infertility in the office setting, reflecting the current trend away from the hospital into the outpatient environment. The most current and advanced therapies available are discussed by recognized experts in the field. The first half of the book is devoted to the evaluation and work-up of the infertile couple, including evaluation of the male, female, age- related infertility factors, and the roles of ultrasound, endometrium saline sonography, falloposcopy and diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The second half of the book presents the treatment and operative procedures for the infertile couple, including ovulation induction, IUI, tubal cannulation, treatment of cervical stenosis, the use of office laparoscopy and therapeutic hysteroscopy, male treatment as support for IVF, vas reversals, and testicular biopsy, as well as routine IVF, intratubal gamete transfer, and micromanipulation. With 200 illustrations, including 12 in full color, this book is a must for all infertility specialists, obstetrician-gynecologists, fellows, and residents. Its practical, comprehensive approach will be of daily use to the office practitioner treating women of reproductive age.
List of contents
Evaluation of the Female for Infertility.- Evaluation of the Male for Infertility.- Detection and Therapeutic Approaches to Age-Related Infertility.- Role of Ultrasonography in Infertility.- Coping with Infertility: Practical Psychosocial Issues.- Impact of Managed Care on Office-Based Infertility Practice.- Basics of Laboratory Setup in the Office.- Anesthesia in the Office.- Ovulation Induction and Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation with Intrauterine Insemination.- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Hysteroscopy in the Office.- Endoscopic Evaluation of the Fallopian Tube.- Transcervical Tubal Cannulation.- Microlaparoscopy for Infertility in the Office.- Treatment of Cervical Stenosis.- Treatment of Male Reproductive Dysfunction in the Office.- In Vitro Fertilization in the Office Setting.- Unstimulated In Vitro Fertilization and In Vitro Oocyte Maturation.- Intratubal Gamete Transfer.- Complications of Ovulation Induction.
Summary
Office Infertility: Practice and Procedures is an invaluable resource to all physicians treating infertile couples. The text emphasizes the practice of infertility in the office setting, reflecting the current trend away from the hospital into the outpatient environment. The most current and advanced therapies available are discussed by recognized experts in the field. The first half of the book is devoted to the evaluation and work-up of the infertile couple, including evaluation of the male, female, age- related infertility factors, and the roles of ultrasound, endometrium saline sonography, falloposcopy and diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The second half of the book presents the treatment and operative procedures for the infertile couple, including ovulation induction, IUI, tubal cannulation, treatment of cervical stenosis, the use of office laparoscopy and therapeutic hysteroscopy, male treatment as support for IVF, vas reversals, and testicular biopsy, as well as routine IVF, intratubal gamete transfer, and micromanipulation. With 200 illustrations, including 12 in full color, this book is a must for all infertility specialists, obstetrician-gynecologists, fellows, and residents. Its practical, comprehensive approach will be of daily use to the office practitioner treating women of reproductive age.
