Main description:

Part of the recognised Infertility Management Series, this handbook is a complete guide to basic laboratory procedures in assisted reproductive technology (ART).

The book guides clinicians step by step through the processes, beginning with discussion on semen analysis, cryopreservation of semen samples, and semen selection, to embryo culture, selection and transfer, and oocyte and embryo vitrification.

The final chapters cover time-lapse imaging - a new technology for embryo development, design and equipment for the laboratory, and future developments in ART laboratory procedures, including the development of gametes from stem cells.

Compiled by a recognised team of editors and contributors, the text is enhanced by clinical photographs, illustrations and tables.

Other titles in the series include: Investigating Infertility, Intrauterine Insemination, Practical Management of Male Infertility, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Handbook of Ovarian Stimulation, and Abnormalities of the Pelvis.

Key points

Part of Infertility Management Series providing complete guide to basic laboratory procedures in ART
Guides clinicians step by step through the various processes
Highly illustrated with photographs, diagrams and tables
Edited by recognised team of experts in reproductive medicine

Contents:

Semen Analysis and Sperm Preparation
Cryopreservation of Semen Samples
New Techniques for Sperm Selection in the Andrology Laboratory
From the Gamete to the Zygote
Embryo Culture
Embryo Selection and Transfer
Oocyte and Embryo Vitrification
Embryo Biopsy and Tubing
Time-lapse Imaging: A New Technology for Embryo Development
Design, Equipment and Personnel Management
Future Perspectives: Developing Gametes from Stem Cells

Index