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Patient Pictures: Fertility
Published 1996
64 pages, 29 illustrations
ISBN 978-1-899541-30-0
$25.00 (Our delivery cost is a flat fee of $9.00 so the more you order the better!)
Advances in fertility treatment now allow infertile couples to start families. The concepts can, however, be difficult to understand when sitting in a consulting room, particularly as this is a time of emotional stress. This book will help couples to understand the causes of infertility and the treatments involved so that trying to have a child becomes less daunting.
Contents
Author's preface
The female genital tract
The male genital tract
Development of the egg
Sperm production
Fertilization and implantation
Ultrasound
Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
Ultrasound with HyCoSe
Hysteroscopy
Falloposcopy
Laparoscopy
Adhesiolysis
Salpingostomy
Reversal of sterilization
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Varicocele ligation
Reversal of vasectomy
Vavovasostomy and epididymovasostomy
Sperm retrieval
Ovulation induction
Superovulation induction
Gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (GIFT)
Vaginal egg collection and in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Embryo transfer
Zygote intra-Fallopian transfer (ZIFT) and tubal embryo transfer (TET)
Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Complications of fertility treatment
Egg donation
Summary of investigations
