Main description:

An authoritative account of the causes of infertility that fully explores the clinical assessment of patients and covers the decision-making behind treatment options. The content follows the MRCOG syllabus as well as delving deeper into subjects covered by the RCOG Advanced Training Skills Modules (ATSMs), leaving readers well prepared for their examinations. Written by nationally recognised leaders in the field, this volume concisely reviews contemporary clinical practice. Using an aetiology-based approach, chapters discuss ovulatory dysfunction, endometriosis, male infertility, uterine/tubal factors and unexplained infertility. The increasing use of third-party reproduction and surrogacy is explored, along with the psychosocial aspects of this type of treatment. Ethical dilemmas surrounding reproductive medicine and their management are covered in depth. With an emphasis on practical approaches to the delivery and organisation of clinical and laboratory services, readers learn how to ensure the support and care they offer is of the highest quality.

Contents:

1. Epidemiology and initial assessment of the infertile patient Mark Hamilton; 2. Disorders of ovulation and reproductive endocrine disorders associated with infertility Sesh Sunkara; 3. Endometriosis Lucky Saraswat; 4. Uterine and tubal factors resulting in infertility Abha Maheshwari; 5. Andrology and infertility Allan Pacey and Kevin McEleny; 6. Unexplained infertility Ben Mol and Andrew William Nguyen; 7. Assisted reproduction: role in the management of infertility Kugajeevan Vigneswaran and Haitham Hamoda; 8. Adjuvants in assisted reproduction Sarah Armstrong and Cindy Farquhar; 9. Assisted reproduction: laboratory procedures Virginia Bolton; 10. Fertility preservation Maya Chetty and Richard Anderson; 11. Third-party reproduction: psychological aspects of infertility practice Jacky Boivin, Petra Thorn and Petra Nordqvist; 12. Ethics in infertility clinical practice Gillian Lockwood; 13. Evidence synthesis, assessment and guidelines Siladitya Bhattacharya; 14. The organization of services and quality assurance in infertility management Alison McTavish and Mark Hamilton.