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The versatility of oocyte and embryo donation has proven to be extremely valuable to both patients and doctors engaged in reproductive medicine. Originally thought to be applicable only to a rather small subset of infertile women, today busy practices commonly recommend the procedure and it is estimated that nearly all of the 400 or more IVF programs in the United States provide these services. Oocyte and embryo donation has established itself as a mainstay procedure within assisted reproductive care, and the breadth, depth and complexity of practice is deserving of focused attention. Much has changed within the field of oocyte and embryo donation since the publication of the first edition of Principles of Oocyte and Embryo Donation in 1998, thus the need for a completely updated and more expansive text. The second edition of this book provides an overview of the major issues affecting men and women engaged in the practice of oocyte and embryo donation.  A primary emphasis has been placed on defining the standards of practice that have evolved over the past 30 years, clearly stating the outcomes expected from adhering to these established protocols.  Details of both the basic science and the clinical medicine are presented together and attention is also focused on the non-reproductive aspects inherent to this unique method of assisted reproduction that involves opinions from lawyers, ethicists, mental health care professionals and theologians.  Oocyte and embryo donation requires a working knowledge of the medicine, the law and the ethics that underlies its foundation. This book is intended to serve as a complete and comprehensive reference for all health care professionals that provide services related to egg donation, reproductive endocrinologists, obstetrician- gynecologists, and fellows and residents entering the fertility field.

Embryo transfer. --- Human embryo -- Transplantation. --- Oocyte donation. --- Ovum -- Transplantation. --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Gynecology & Obstetrics --- Human embryo --- Ovum --- Transplantation. --- Egg (Cytology) --- Egg cell --- Female gamete --- Oocyte --- Ovocyte --- Secondary oocyte --- Human embryo implantation --- Human embryo transfer --- Implantation of human embryo --- Medicine. --- Gynecology. --- Obstetrics. --- Endocrinology. --- Reproductive medicine. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Reproductive Medicine. --- Obstetrics/Perinatology. --- Gametes --- Embryo transplantation --- Human reproductive technology --- Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery. --- Human reproduction --- Human reproductive health --- Human reproductive medicine --- Reproductive medicine --- Health --- Maternal-fetal medicine --- Gynaecology --- Generative organs, Female --- Internal medicine --- Hormones --- Health aspects --- Diseases --- Endocrinology . --- Gynecology .

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Recurrent Miscarriages (RM) & Implantation Failure (IF) have remained an enigma to clinicians and researchers. Even after ruling out all possible causative factors, 50-60% cases still remain “Unexplained’. A majority of these so called “Unexplained” cases are now found to have immunological basis. This book is going into the Immunological aspects of these clinical dilemmas, demystifying the role of Immunology and Immunotherapy in RM and IF. The authors have been working in the field of Reproductive Immunology and Immunotherapy for the last 25 years and they have come out with this book combining the international studies with their own experience. The purpose of writing this book is to provide a comprehensive treatise about Immunotherapy, so that it can become an acceptable modality of treatment in cases where it is needed and is effective. The book discusses the basics in Reproductive Immunology. The immunological changes occurring during pregnancy, the role of Cell mediated Immunity (T cells), Humoral Immunity including cytokines is explained. The normal immunological mechanisms protecting the embryo are highlighted and how these mechanisms are disturbed leading to RM and IF, is also explained. The first and the most discussed method of Immunotherapy is Lymphocyte Immunization Therapy (LIT). The book has given a complete overview of LIT, describing how it created euphoria when it was first introduced, how it gradually went into disrepute and how it is now making a comeback. As the authors have personal experience of LIT, the book gives a detailed and complete information about this active form of immunotherapy. The book has a special section on case studies where the authors have given some clinical case reports (including some of their own), who were treated for immunological factor in RM/IF and were treated with Immunotherapy. These cases can be a useful guide to the readers. The book will be useful not only for undergraduate and postgraduate students but also for clinicians in their practice and for researchers for review of developments in the field.

Human embryo --- Miscarriage. --- Reproduction --- Transplantation. --- Immunological aspects. --- Immunoreproduction --- Abortion, Spontaneous --- Spontaneous abortion --- Fetal death --- Human embryo implantation --- Human embryo transfer --- Implantation of human embryo --- Embryo transplantation --- Human reproductive technology --- Immunology. --- Medicine --- Biology --- Gynecology. --- Human physiology. --- Biomedical Research. --- Human Physiology. --- Research. --- Human biology --- Medical sciences --- Physiology --- Human body --- Gynaecology --- Generative organs, Female --- Biological research --- Biomedical research --- Health Workforce --- Immunobiology --- Life sciences --- Serology --- Diseases --- Ginecologia. --- Immunologia

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Human reproductive technology --- Reproductive technology --- Human chromosome abnormalities --- Embryo Transfer --- Fertilization in Vitro --- Genetics --- Reproductive Techniques --- Fecondation in vitro --- Embryon humain --- Procreation medicalement assistee --- Diagnostics preimplantatoires --- Diagnosis --- Transplantation --- Procréation médicalement assistée --- Fécondation in vitro --- Diagnostics préimplantatoires --- Human reproductive technology. --- Reproductive technology. --- Reproductive Techniques. --- Genetic Techniques. --- Diagnosis. --- Genetic Technic --- Genetic Technics --- Genetic Technique --- Technic, Genetic --- Technics, Genetic --- Technique, Genetic --- Techniques, Genetic --- Reproduction Technics --- Reproduction Techniques --- Reproductive Technologies --- Technology, Reproductive --- Reproductive Technology --- Reproduction Technic --- Reproduction Technique --- Reproductive Technique --- Technic, Reproduction --- Technics, Reproduction --- Technique, Reproduction --- Technique, Reproductive --- Techniques, Reproduction --- Techniques, Reproductive --- Technologies, Reproductive --- Assisted reproduction --- Reproduction --- Assisted human reproduction --- Assisted conception --- Conception --- Human assisted reproduction --- Human reproduction --- Genetic diagnosis --- Genetic testing --- Human chromosomes --- methods --- Technological innovations --- Abnormalities --- Genetic Techniques --- Fertilizations in Vitro --- In Vitro Fertilization --- Test-Tube Babies --- Test-Tube Fertilization --- Babies, Test-Tube --- Baby, Test-Tube --- Fertilization, Test-Tube --- Fertilizations, Test-Tube --- In Vitro Fertilizations --- Test Tube Babies --- Test Tube Fertilization --- Test-Tube Baby --- Test-Tube Fertilizations --- Tubal Embryo Stage Transfer --- Blastocyst Transfer --- Tubal Embryo Transfer --- Embryo Transfers --- Transfer, Embryo --- Transfers, Embryo --- Blastocyst --- Embryo, Mammalian --- transplantation --- Selective Breeding --- Reproductive Medicine --- Reproductive Health Services --- Ectogenesis --- Genetic Engineering --- Insemination, Artificial --- Genetic Structures --- Genetic Phenomena --- Biotechnology --- Medical technology --- Chromosome abnormalities --- Genetic disorders --- Genetic Counseling --- Procréation médicalement assistée --- Fécondation in vitro --- Diagnostics préimplantatoires --- Infertility. --- Embryo Transfer. --- Fertilization in Vitro. --- Genetics. --- Reproduction Techniques. --- Reproductive Sterility --- Sterility, Reproductive --- Sub-Fertility --- Subfertility --- Sterility --- Fertility --- ART (Assisted reproductive technology) --- Assisted reproductive technology --- Reproductive techniques --- Assisted human reproductive technology --- Human assisted reproductive technology --- Human embryo --- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis --- Embryo transplantation. --- Chromosomes humains --- Embryons --- Fécondation in vitro. --- Génétique --- Technique. --- Innovations --- Anomalies --- Diagnostic --- Transplantation. --- Innovations. --- Embryo transfer --- Transfer of embryo --- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Preembryo diagnosis --- Preimplantation diagnosis --- Prenatal diagnosis --- Embryo, Human --- Embryology, Human --- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis. --- Human embryo implantation --- Human embryo transfer --- Implantation of human embryo --- Embryo transplantation

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Embryo transfer has become one of the prominent high businesses worldwide. This book updates and reviews some new developed theories and technologies in the human embryo transfer and mainly focus on discussing some encountered problems during embryo transfer, which gives some examples how to improve pregnancy rate by innovated techniques so that readers, especially embryologists and physicians for human IVF programs, may acquire some new and usable information as well as some key practice techniques. Major contents include the optimal stimulation scheme for ovaries, advance in insemination technology, improved embryo transfer technology and endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation mechanism. Thus, this book will greatly add new information for readers to improve human embryo transfer pregnancy rate.

Embryo transplantation. --- Fertilization in vitro. --- Reproduction. --- Amphimixis --- Generation --- Pangenesis --- Procreation --- Biology --- Life (Biology) --- Physiology --- Sex (Biology) --- Embryology --- Generative organs --- Theriogenology --- Ectogenesis, Preimplantational --- Fertilization, In vitro --- Fertilization, Laboratory --- Fertilization, Test tube --- In vitro fertilization --- IVF (Reproduction) --- Laboratory fertilization --- Preimplantational ectogenesis --- Test tube fertilization --- Genetic engineering --- Reproductive technology --- Embryo transfer --- Transfer of embryo --- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Life Sciences --- Genetics and Molecular Biology --- Biochemistry --- Microbial Genetics

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In Vitro Fertilization: A Comprehensive Guide represents the next frontier in the integrated clinical and laboratory practice of ART.  Uniquely balanced, the book provides the necessary understanding of the key laboratory techniques involved in ART and the complex aspects of clinical care.  Featuring the contributions of world leaders in the field, the guide begins with the evaluation of the infertile woman and man.  It then moves on to discuss treatment protocols and adjunctive treatments.  Techniques for oocyte retrieval and insemination, embryo culture and transfer, and micromanipulation procedures are explored in detail.  This comprehensive book covers all aspects of IVF and includes special sections on oocyte and embryo donation as well as gestational carriers, making it ideal for practicing clinicians.  Advances such as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and screening, in vitro maturation, and means of fertility preservation, including oocyte and ovarian tissue cryopreservation, are also covered.  The book concludes with dedicated chapters on quality assessment and improvement, regulation and legal concerns, and stress and ART.  Readers will gain complete in-depth knowledge of the most current therapies and techniques, enabling optimal care and counsel of their infertile patients.

Embryo transfer. --- Fertilization in vitro, Human. --- Fertilization In Vitro. --- Infertility. --- Fertilization in vitro, Human --- Reproductive Techniques --- Therapeutics --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Reproductive Techniques, Assisted --- Fertilization in Vitro --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Gynecology & Obstetrics --- Babies, Test tube --- Human fertilization in vitro --- Human in vitro fertilization --- Test tube babies --- Medicine. --- Gynecology. --- Obstetrics. --- Reproductive medicine. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Reproductive Medicine. --- Obstetrics/Perinatology. --- Conception --- Human reproductive technology --- Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery. --- Gynaecology --- Generative organs, Female --- Maternal-fetal medicine --- Human reproduction --- Human reproductive health --- Human reproductive medicine --- Reproductive medicine --- Health --- Diseases --- Health aspects --- Gynecology .