An Atlas of the Ultrastructure of Human Oocytes
Subtitle: A Guide for Assisted Reproduction (The Encyclopedia of Visual Medicine Series)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: June 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781850704041
Subjects: Infertility & fertilization; Reference works; Sterility And Fertility; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Reproductive Medicine & Technology; Ovum; Atlases; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Medical / Reproductive Medicine & Technology; Ultrastructure; Embryology; Fertilization in vitro, Human; Oogenesis
First sentence: A long-held dream of physicians and scientists working in assisted reproduction was to have easy access to female gametes without having to resort to repeated ovarian stimulation and retrieval; this was envisioned as the most appropriate source of oocytes for in vitro fertilization (IVF).