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Human Preimplantation Embryo Selection
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1303 |
5.00 |
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This book will assemble the leaders in this field to discuss their visions of dealing with the topic in the light of the limitations involving the fragility of the early human embryo. The purpose of this book is to shed light on the ever-expanding techniques that are being employed and evaluated with regard to embryo selection. A comprehensive overview may guide the ART practitioner in choice of techniques and evaluation of benefits and drawbacks. In summary, application of increasingly advanced.. |
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Quality and Risk Management in the IVF Laboratory
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508 |
0.00 |
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This essential survival guide for successfully managing the modern-day IVF clinic condenses a wealth of expertise and experience from the authors in troubleshooting and implementing quality management in the IVF laboratory. With high-profile media coverage of mistakes at IVF clinics, and escalating regulatory scrutiny, there is increasing pressure for professional accreditation. Modern accreditation schemes, which are largely based on the principles of ISO 9001 and related standards, require Qua.. |
| 3 |
In Vitro Fertilization: A Practical Approach
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1892 |
0.00 |
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Supplying a comprehensive and hands-on approach to in vitro fertilization (IVF), this source presents established state-of-the-art procedures and techniques, as well as the most current research in the field. Expert contributors explore the history of IVF and progress to future research pathways. Additional coverage includes preimplantation genetic diagnosis, oocyte retrieval, oocyte donation, and micromanipulation procedures such as ICSI, assisted hatching, and embryo biopsy. |
| 4 |
From IVF to Immortality: Controversy in the Era of Reproductive Technology
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686 |
0.00 |
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This is a book for anyone who has ever paused to wonder: Will cloning ever be legal? Why it is that 'saviour siblings' and sex selection provoke such strong reactions? Will there ever be such a thing as an artificial womb? Assisted reproductive technologies are unique in their capacity to challenge our assumptions and elicit passionate responses. Looking at the moral, philosophical, and legal issues surrounding cases of surrogacy, single or same-sex parenthood, retrieval of sperm from dead or dy.. |
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Vitrification in Assisted Reproduction: A User's Manual and Trouble-Shooting Guide
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1152 |
5.00 |
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After 20 years of the first publication on vitrification as an ice crystal-free cryopreservation method for embryos, there is a chronic need for a book that addresses this cryopreservation technique in detail, outlining those techniques that result in success, and providing recommended means of overcoming the problems typically encountered. The book will supply a historical overview of the principles and development of vitrification techniques in animals and humans; the various consumables utili.. |
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Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques
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3566 |
3.00 |
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Updated and expanded, this new edition provides a truly comprehensive manual for the whole team at the IVF clinic. The information is presented in a highly visual manner, making methods and protocols easy to find and understand. New chapters cover: stem cells, genetic analysis, the role of the nurse, stress and outcomes, management of hydrosalpinx, prognostic assessment of ovarian reserve, quality management, setting up a national registry, health economic aspects, fertility preservation strateg.. |
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A Color Atlas for Human Assisted Reproduction: Laboratory and Clinical Insights (Hardcover)
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3131 |
3.75 |
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Atlas presenting the innovations in assisted reproductive technologies. Includes discussions on image techniques to visualize the ooctye and its basis components during fertilization, refined methods to classify oocytes, zygotes, and embryos, and effective methods of cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos. |
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Micromanipulation in Assisted Conception: A Handbook and Troubleshooting Guide
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2683 |
4.57 |
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This guide to micromanipulation techniques, for assisted conception in a clinical setting, includes detailed descriptions of all common micromanipulation systems currently in use in IVF laboratories. In explaining how to optimize their successful use, the volume covers state-of-the-art techniques including ICSI, and procedures such as assisted hatching and the blastomere biopsy (for PGD). Valuable information on troubleshooting mechanical and technical difficulties is provided to help profession.. |
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A Textbook of In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction: The Bourn Hall Guide to Clinical and Laboratory Practice: Includes Bourn Hall Protocols on CD-ROM, Third Edition
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3060 |
4.33 |
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This major book - known as 'The Bourn Hall Textbook' - evolved from teaching courses held at this prestigious Clinic - one of the birthplaces of IVF and clinical reproductive medicine. The content is comprehensive: covering assessment of the infertile couple and both laboratory and clinical aspects of assisted reproductive technologies. The emphasis throughout is on the practical management of patients undergoing assisted conception treatment. The third edition is a complete update of the field .. |
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Infections, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
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4502 |
3.46 |
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ART treatment is vulnerable to the hazard of potential infection from many different sources: patients, samples, staff, and the environment. Culture of gametes and embryos in vitro provides multiple targets for transmission of potential infection, including the developing embryo, neighboring gametes and embryos, the couple undergoing treatment and other couples being treated during the same period. This unique situation, with multifaceted opportunities for microbial growth and transmission, make.. |
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A Textbook of in Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction: the Bourn Hall Guide to Clinical and Laboratory Practice
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4433 |
4.08 |
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This is an enlarged, updated, color-illustrated new edition of the definitive clinical reference on in vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction. It contains 37 chapters by top-ranked specialists from around the world covering every aspect of investigation and therapeutic options as taught and practiced at the world-famous Bourn Hall Clinic. Large format, double-column pages. Includes bibliographic references, procedures, protocols and information sheets, and index. |
| 12 |
Reproductive Endocrinology, Surgery, and Technology
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1889 |
2.75 |
| This landmark two-volume work provides an unprecedented survey of the entire field of reproductive medicine. The volumes are beautifully designed, with richly detailed full-color illustrations throughout, and organized for ease of use and practical reference. The text is divided into three sections. The first provides a comprehensive review of the ontogeny and function of the reproductive axis and its normal embryology and physiology. The second section is a state-of-the-art review of the diagno.. |
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The Developing Human
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4077 |
3.17 |
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Introductory textbook for medical students. Abundant halftone illustrations and color highlighting. |
| 14 |
An Atlas of Human Gametes and Conceptuses: An Illustrated Reference for Assisted Reproductive Technology
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3378 |
4.00 |
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Replacing and superseding all other works in this area, Dr. Lucinda L. Veeck's An Atlas of Human Gametes and Conceptuses is the only book now in print that shows the typical and atypical morphology of human oocytes, sperm, and preembryos collected and cultured during the course of in vitro fertilization treatment. Brilliantly illustrated with hundreds of original photographs in color as well as black and white, the book also details and fully illustrates specific new reproductive technologies an.. |
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Designing Babies
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1397 |
2.00 |
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No other subject in science today provokes more controversy than human reproduction and genetics. Our increasing ability to manipulate fertility and shape our genetic destiny raises many questions both practical and ethical and creates an equal amount of hope and fear for the future. <br><br>In Designing Babies, reproductive expert Roger Gosden provides a compelling overview of this biological revolution. In clear, non-technical language, he explains the science that is emerging and .. |
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Handbook of in Vitro Fertilization
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4754 |
4.29 |
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This handbook provides both a theoretical and practical guide to techniques currently used in assisted reproduction. The emphasis has been placed on the practical application of technologies. Each chapter provides precise background information and a detailed account of procedures employed.Handbook of InVitro Fertilization, Second Edition, brings together for the first time, leaders in every field of clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF), with contributors from America, Australia, and Europe.Top.. |
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Designing Babies
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3452 |
4.25 |
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No other subject in science today provokes more controversy than human reproduction and genetics. Our increasing ability to manipulate fertility and shape our genetic destiny raises many questions both practical and ethical and creates an equal amount of hope and fear for the future. In Designing Babies, reproductive expert Roger Gosden provides a compelling overview of this biological revolution. In clear, non-technical language, he explains the science that is emerging and addresses the many s.. |
| 18 |
Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Current Accomplishments and New Horizons
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3892 |
0.00 |
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This insightful and thought-provoking collection of chapters describes the rapid advances that have revolutionized reproductive medicine. From oogenesis and spermatogenesis, through to fertilization, embryogenesis, and cloning, this volume looks at cutting-edge technologies and scientific advances. Subsequent chapters focus on infertility and its diagnosis and treatment using the full armory of assisted reproductive technologies. A concluding section surveys the impact of these developments on t.. |
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Handbook of the Assisted Reproduction Laboratory
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3946 |
4.00 |
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With the advent of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, our understanding of the reproductive system in both men and women has progressed in an exponential manner.Along with this increase in knowledge has emerged new and advanced laboratories performing unique techniques aimed at diagnosing and treating infertility problems. And as these laboratories expand, the need for properly trained technicians has also emerged. But while many ART labs are staffed with biologists well trained in reproductive.. |
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In Vitro Fertilization
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6951 |
4.38 |
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Updated and expanded by nearly fifty percent, this comprehensive new edition builds on its successful and popular predecessor, while retaining the practical features that made the first edition such an essential guide to IVF. The new edition describes the most recent additions to the range of current assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinical treatments, including the use of testicular and epididymal sperm, blastocyst stage transfer, and new perspectives in cryobiology and cryopreservation .. |
