IVF
Subtitle: a patient's guide
By: Rebecca Matthews
Publisher: Get It Right
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780557731008
Subjects: Infertility; Fertilization in vitro; Rehabilitation; Fertilization in Vitro; Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Other titles: In vitro fertilization :
Description: A guide to facts and understanding about the in vitro fertilization process.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Choosing a fertility center; title: Considerations; title: Diagnosis and treatment; title: Tests for diagnosis of female infertility; title: Tests for diagnosis of male infertility; title: What you can do to improve sperm quality; title: Chapter 2. Treatment options; title: Intrauterine insemination (IUI); title: In vitro fertilization (IVF); title: Medication made simple; title: Stimulation protocols; title: Donors and carriers; title: Legal considerations; title: Chapter 4. IVF: from egg collection to transfer; title: Inside the IVF laboratory; title: ICSI or insemination? How we fertilize the eggs; title: Stages of embryonic development; title: Hatching; title: Embryo transfer; title: Possible outcomes from an IVF cycle; title: Chapter 5. Genetic screening of embryos; title: Choosing the gender of your baby; title: Chapter 6. Cryopreservation: fertility on ice; title: Embryo freezing; title: Sperm freezing; title: Fertility preservation: freezing eggs; title: Chapter 7. Complications from fertility treatments; title: Complications of pregnancy; title: Ethical and religious complications; title: Chapter 8. Case studies; title: Chapter 9. Why IVF fails; title: Biological causes; title: Other causes; title: Chapter 10. How to improve your chance of success; title: Complementary and alternative techniques; title: Optimizing natural conception; title: Lifestyle factors; title: Chapter 11. Ten women's personal stories.