The Boston IVF Handbook of Infertility

Based on the gold standard procedures and protocols developed at Boston IVF, this new edition of a bestselling text continues to provide a structured approach to treating the infertile couple that can be of benefit to the gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist, and reproductive medicine nurse alike. Both clinical and laboratory techniques are included, with material on preconception care. New to this edition are chapters on fertility care for the LGBT community, endometriosis, elective egg freezing, and effective nursing.

Features

    Presents new material on egg freezing and endometriosis
    Offers new material on legal aspects of the field
    Features succinct practical summaries and handy guides to standard values in tests

Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

About Boston IVF

        Overview of infertility

        Alan S Penzias

        Factors affecting fertility

        Steven R Bayer and Merle Berger

        The infertility workup

        Jesse Hade

        Preconceptional care

        Steven R Bayer

        Clinical algorithms

        Michael M Alper

        Treatment options I. Ovulation induction

        Selwyn P Oskowitz and Alan Penzias

        Treatment options II. Intrauterine insemination

        Sonia Elguero and Marsha Forman

        Treatment options III. In vitro fertilization

        Michael M Alper

        Treatment options IV. Third party reproduction Brian M Berger

        Fertility care for the LGBT community

        Samuel Pang

        Evaluation and management of male infertility

        Steven Lazarou

        Preimplantation genetic testing

        Kim L Thornton

        Endometriosis and infertility

        Dan Griffin

        Polycystic ovary syndrome

        Rita M Sneeringer and Kristin Wright

        Recurrent pregnancy loss

        Benjamin Lannon and Alison E Zimon

        Fertility preservation for cancer patients

        David A Ryley

        Elective egg freezing

        Kerri Luzzo and Samuel Pauli

        The IVF laboratory

        Denny Sakaas, Brent Barret, Kathy Go

        Tools for effective nursing in the care of the infertile patient

        Sharon Edwards, Susan Gordon-Pennell, Kristin McCutcheon

        The mind and body connection

        Alice D Domar

        Infertility Counseling and The Role of the Infertility Counselor

        Jeanie Ungerleider, Terry Chen Rothchild and Lynn Nichols

        Medical ethics in reproductive medicine

        Steven R Bayer and Kim L Thornton

        Integrating quality management into a fertility practice

        Michael Alper

        The True ART: How to deliver the best patient care

Derek Larkin

Steven R Bayer MD is a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Bayer was previously Director of the In Vitro Fertilization program at New England Medical Center, an Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts Medical School, and Medical Director of the Boston Regional Center for Reproductive Medicine in Stoneham. He is a member of several professional societies including the Boston Obstetrical Society, New England Fertility Society, American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, among others. Michael M Alper MD is Medical Director and a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and as Associate Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His interest of in vitro fertilization has led him to be involved in many research studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has written numerous articles, abstracts, letters and books, and has lectured at many scientific meetings throughout the world. Alan S Penzias MD is Surgical Director and Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and Director of the fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. He has received numerous grants for research in the field of infertility, including a comparison study of medication in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF. He is an active member of various infertility and medical societies and is on the Board of Directors of the American Fertility Association and is a member of the Executive Counsel of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies. He is also on the Editorial Board of Reproductive Biomedicine online and serves as an ad hoc editor for Fertility and Sterility, reviewing papers submitted for publication. He has served on the Medical Advisory Boards for Organon, Serono Laboratories, and Ferring Pharmaceuticals and has published many peer reviewed articles, reviews, chapters, abstracts and books in the field of infertility.