| Description |
1 online resource (466 p.) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- HANDBOOK OF CURRENT AND NOVEL PROTOCOLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY -- HANDBOOK OF CURRENT AND NOVEL PROTOCOLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 -- The evaluation of the female infertility patient -- History assessment -- Physical exam -- Height and weight measurements, BMI calculation, and appearance -- Thyroid and breast -- Pelvic exam -- Pelvic ultrasound -- Evaluation of ovarian reserve -- Ovulation assessment -- Tubal patency evaluation -- Other investigations -- Conclusion -- References |
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2 -- The fertility evaluation of the male partner -- Overview -- Clinical history -- Physical examination -- Semen analysis -- Hormonal evaluation -- Genetic studies -- Histopathology -- Conditions with special considerations -- Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens -- Ejaculatory duct obstruction -- Globozoospermia -- Recurrent pregnancy loss -- Surgical sperm extraction techniques -- Infertility and general health -- Summary -- References -- 3 -- Sperm DNA fragmentation and male infertility: a comprehensive review for the clinicians -- Sperm genetics |
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Sperm chromatin and DNA packaging -- Sperm contribution to the developing embryo -- Sperm DNA repair by oocyte: what we know and what we don't? -- How do sperm genetics become dysfunctional? -- Defective sperm chromatin packaging -- Abortive apoptosis -- Oxidative damage -- Single- or double-strand breaks: does it really matter? -- Which test to assess sperm chromatin integrity and SDF? -- Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate-nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay -- Sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) -- Sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test |
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In situ nick translation (NT) assay -- Comet assay -- Acridine orange test -- High-performance liquid chromatography -- Less commonly used tests for SDF assessment -- Etiologies and risk factors for SDF -- Varicocele -- Genital tract infection -- Aging -- Smoking and alcohol -- Obesity and overweight -- Occupational and environmental exposures -- The impact of SDF on male reproductive outcomes -- Implications of SDF on natural pregnancy -- Implications of SDF on ART outcomes -- Impact of SDF on offspring -- How to manage patients with high SDF? -- Addressing patient risk factors |
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Use of antioxidants -- Use of ART -- Clinical practice guidelines and recommendations on SDF testing -- Limitations of sperm SDF testing in clinical practice? -- Updates in the recent research on SDF (2019-21) -- Clinical scenarios on SDF management -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 -- The evaluation and management of recurrent pregnancy loss -- Introduction -- Incidence and prevalence -- Etiology and risk factors -- Genetic causes -- Anatomic causes -- Congenital uterine anomalies -- Acquired uterine abnormalities -- Endocrine causes -- Thyroid dysfunction |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Hyperprolactinemia |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fatemi, Human M
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Polyzos, Nikolaos P
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Garcia-Velasco, Juan A
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| ISBN |
9780323901062 |
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0323901069 |
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