The Boston IVF Handbook of Infertility: A Practical Guide for Practitioners Who Care for Infertile Couples (4th Edition)

Description

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.

Table of Contents

1. Contents
2. List of Contributors
3. Preface
4. Acknowledgments
5. About Boston IVF
6. Overview of infertility – Alan S Penzias
7. Factors affecting fertility – Steven R Bayer and Merle Berger
8. The infertility workup – Jesse Hade
9. Preconceptional care – Steven R Bayer
10. Clinical algorithms – Michael M Alper
11. Treatment options I. Ovulation induction – Selwyn P Oskowitz and Alan Penzias
12. Treatment options II. Intrauterine insemination – Sonia Elguero and Marsha Forman
13. Treatment options III. In vitro fertilization – Michael M Alper
14. Treatment options IV. Third party reproduction Brian M Berger
    Fertility care for the LGBT community – Samuel Pang
15. Evaluation and management of male infertility – Steven Lazarou
16. Preimplantation genetic testing – Kim L Thornton
17. Endometriosis and infertility – Dan Griffin
18. Polycystic ovary syndrome – Rita M Sneeringer and Kristin Wright
19. Recurrent pregnancy loss – Benjamin Lannon and Alison E Zimon
20. Fertility preservation for cancer patients – David A Ryley
21. Elective egg freezing – Kerri Luzzo and Samuel Pauli
22. The IVF laboratory – Denny Sakaas, Brent Barret, Kathy Go
23. Tools for effective nursing in the care of the infertile patient – Sharon Edwards, Susan Gordon-Pennell, Kristin McCutcheon
24. The mind and body connection – Alice D Domar
25. Infertility Counseling and The Role of the Infertility Counselor – Jeanie Ungerleider, Terry Chen Rothchild and Lynn Nichols
26. Medical ethics in reproductive medicine – Steven R Bayer and Kim L Thornton
27. Integrating quality management into a fertility practice – Michael Alper
28. The True ART: How to deliver the best patient care – Derek Larkin

Author Biography

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.