Biennial Review of Infertility, Volume 1

Infertility is a widespread medical condition. As new technologies emerge, the rate at which our understanding of reproductive medicine grows can be overwhelming. The Biennial Review of Infertility provides the most up to date advances, ideas, and controversies together in one volume. Due to the distinctive nature of infertility, a panel of well-respected experts strives to present each chapter in a clear manner, specifically focused on evidence-based medicine. The Biennial Review of Infertility presents a balanced view of clinically relevant existing information for the evolving areas. Created to provide an ongoing appraisal of current knowledge, the Biennial Review of Infertility motivates communication amongst all those working to help couples resolve their infertility.

Table of contents
Section 1 – Female Infertility


Environmental Factors Affecting Female Infertility……………

Victor Y. Fujimoto and Linda C. Giudice


Metformin for the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)……………

Satin S. Patel, Victor E. Beshay, and Bruce R. Carr


Minimally Invasive Approaches to Treat Symptomatic Uterine Myomas…………….

Samantha M. Pfeifer


Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation……………

Amr A. Azim and Owen K. Davis


Ectopic Pregnancy……………

Stephan Krotz and Sandra Carson


Recent Advances in Fertility Preservation for the Female……………

Ozgur Oktem and Kutluk Oktay0


Section 2 – Male Infertility


Effect of Advanced Age on Male Infertility……………

Matthew Wosnitzer and Harry Fisch


Genetic Variants in Male Infertility……………

Mounia Tannour-Louet and Dolores J. Lamb


Sperm Chromatin Abnormalities and Reproductive Outcome……………

Peter N. Schlegel


Section 3 – Assisted Reproduction Techniques


Selecting the Most Competent Embryo……………

S. Temel Ceyhan, Katherine V. Jackson, and Catherine Racowsky


Elective Single Embryo Transfer……………

Jan Gerris and Petra De Sutter


Obesity and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcomes……………

Anuja Dokras


Human Oocyte Abnormalities: Basic Analyses and Clinical Applications……………

Vanessa Y. Rawe and Catherine M. H. Combelles


In Vitro Maturation of Mammalian Oocytes……………

John J. Broomfield, Katie L. Jones, and David F. Albertini


The Use of Oocyte and Embryo Vitrification in Assisted Reproductive Technology……………

Tetsunori Mukaida


Imprinting Errors and IVF……………

Victoria K. Cortessis


Section 4 – Evolving Controversies in Contemporary Reproductive Medicine

Varicocelectomy or ART for Male Factor Infertility Due to A Varicocele?


Discriminate Use of Varicocelectomy in Light of Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies……………

John M. Csokmay and Alan H. DeCherney


The Use of Varicocelectomy Surgery in the Treatment of the Infertile Male……………

Joel L. Marmar

Does Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) Improve IVF Outcome?


The Role of Aneuploidy Screening in Human Premplantation Embryos……………

Alan R. Handyside and Alan H. Thornhill


Lack of Benefit of Pre-implantation Genetic Screening……………

Glenn L. Schattman


The Benefits of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Chromosomal Aneuploidy……………

Anver Kuliev and Yury Verlinsky


The Inefficiency of Preimplantation Genetic Screening……………

Sebastiaan Mastenbroek, Fulco van der Veen, and Sjoerd Repping