The Subfertility Handbook

Foreword; 1. Sub-fertility - a logical approach Gab Kovacs; 2. Pre-pregnancy counselling and treatment Vicki Nisenblat and Robert J. Norman; 3. The first interview with the new couple Majed Al Hudhud and Geoffrey Trew; 4. Investigation of the female patient Anna Smirnova and Gab Kovacs; 5. Assessment of the male partner Wayland Hsaio and Peter Schlegel; 6. Ultrasound in the investigation of the subfertile female Marion Dewailly, Edouard Poncelet and Didier Dewailly; 7. Treatment options for male infertility Robert I. McLachlan and Gab Kovacs; 8. The management of anovulation, including PCOS Anthony J. Rutherford; 9. The role of artificial insemination with partner semen in an ART program W. Ombelet; 10. Early pregnancy loss Joe Leigh Simpson; 11. In-vitro fertilization: indications, stimulation and clinical techniques Cheng Toh Yeong and P. C. Wong; 12. In-vitro maturation Baris Ata, Shauna Reinblatt and Seang Lin Tan; 13. The use of donor insemination Christopher L. R. Barratt and Vanessa J. Kay; 14. Using donor oocytes Pedro N. Barri and Elisabet Clua; 15. Embryo donation: practice and ethical dilemmas F. Shenfield; 16. Endometriosis and its treatment G. David Adamson and Wendy B. Shelly; 17. The role of surgery in female subfertility B. Hedon, H. Dechaud and C. Dechanet; 18. Laboratory techniques in IVF George A. Thomas and David K. Gardner; 19. Infertility counselling Linda Hammer Burns; Index.

Gab Kovacs is International Medical Director, Monash IVF, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Toorak, Victoria, Australia.

'The authors offer clear guidance and plans for those starting in the field, who need a template if they are to acquire good habits of clinical practice and data gathering ... the book can be highly recommended to newcomers as a clear guide to practice and knowledge.' Francoise Shenfield, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine