considerations
Answers to questions clinicians ask
References
116 Managing an ART unit as a profitable business
Background
Management options
Answers to questions stakeholders commonly ask
References
19 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Clinical interpretation of serological markers of hepatitis B virus...
2 Chapter 7Table 7.1 FDA categories of risk for drugs in pregnancy [19].Table 7.2 Safety profile of different drug classes in pregnancy [6,21,24,25,32,33...Table 7.3 Approved and off‐label drugs used in ART [19,21,34,36–38].
3 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) [8].Table 8.2 Enoxaparin dosing regimen for VTE prophylaxis [8].
4 Chapter 10Table 10.1 Fertility preservation options according to gender and age at canc...
5 Chapter 13Table 13.1 Obstetric complications associated with untreated overt maternal h...Table 13.2 Complications associated with uncontrolled maternal thyrotoxicosis...Table 13.3 Recommendations for thyroid function monitoring in pregnancy in th...Table 13.4 The conversion of carbimazole to propylthiouracil (PTU) treatment ...
6 Chapter 14Table 14.1 Medications which cause hyperprolactinemia [10,11].
7 Chapter 23Table 23.1 Vaccines and pregnancy.
8 Chapter 45Table 45.1 Live birth rate (with 95% CI) by oocyte number and age band, based...
9 Chapter 50Table 50.1 Table for target estradiol levels according to the day of stimulat...
10 Chapter 56Table 56.1 Incidence of vaginal bleeding after transvaginal ultrasound‐guided...Table 56.2 Incidence of intra‐abdominal bleeding after TVOR.
11 Chapter 57Table 57.1 Summary of randomized controlled trials published to date comparin...
12 Chapter 72Table 72.1 Infection in luteal phase of IVF.
13 Chapter 89Table 89.1 Posthumous sperm retrieval law by region.
14 Chapter 90Table 90.1 Causes of ejaculatory dysfunction (TURP= transurethral resection o...Table 90.2 Sympathomimetic agents used in retrograde ejaculation [3].
15 Chapter 112Table 112.1 Useful platforms and resources to stay up to date.
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 A suggested approach to thromboprophylaxis in a patient undergoin...
2 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Laparoscopic removal of part of an ovary. Stay suture to stabili...Figure 10.2 Controlled ovarian stimulation at various stages in menstrual cy...
3 Chapter 24Figure 24.1 Treatment protocol for patients with hydrosalpinx undergoing IVF...Figure 24.2 Typical appearance of a hydrosalpinx on transvaginal gray‐scale ...
4 Chapter 26Figure 26.1 Anti‐Müllerian hormone (AMH) nomogram for the DSL AMH assay, bas...
5 Chapter 27Figure 27.1 ESHRE/ESGE classification of uterine anomalies: schematic repres...
6 Chapter 28Figure 28.1 ESHRE/ESGE classification of female genital tract anomalies.
7 Chapter 29Figure 29.1 Types of submucosal fibroid: type 0 (pedunculated), type 1 (less...
8 Chapter 30Figure 30.1 Schematic drawings illustrating the ultrasound features currentl...
9 Chapter 39Figure 39.1 Mild stimulation protocol with gonadotropins/GnRH antagonist. Lo...Figure 39.2 Mild stimulation protocol with clomiphene citrate/gonadotropins/...
10 Chapter 56Figure 56.1 Transvaginal ultrasound scan in the sagittal plane, showing ovar...Figure 56.2 Transvaginal ultrasound scan of the same patient as in Figure 56...
11 Chapter 61Figure 61.1 Diagrammatic illustration of the system for oocyte retrieval....
12 Chapter 62Figure 62.1 Decreasing ART multiple birth rates in the UK 1991–2017, reprodu...Figure 62.2 Increasing ART birth rates in the UK 1991–2017, reproduced with ...
13 Chapter 63Figure 63.1 Transvaginal ultrasound scan in a fresh IVF cycle on the day of ...
14 Chapter 65Figure 65.1 Diagrammatic representation of TMET. Ultrasound vaginal probe (1...Figure 65.2 TV scan of TMET, with the echogenic needle (1) inserted into the...Figure 65.3 TV ultrasound imaging of the uterus showing the triple‐lined app...
15 Chapter 71Figure 71.1 Transvaginal ultrasonography demonstrates ovarian torsion; an en...
16 Chapter 76Figure 76.1 Normally fertilized, two pronuclei oocyte.Figure 76.2 Abnormally fertilized, three pronuclei oocyte.Figure 76.3 Eight‐cell embryo, with fairly even blastomeres and minimal frag...Figure 76.4 Expanding blastocyst with dense, tight inner cell mass and TE.
17 Chapter 77Figure 77.1 Globozoospermia imaged by transmission electron microscopy, show...
18 Chapter 98Figure 98.1 Transvaginal ultrasound showing an empty uterine cavity and a ge...
19 Chapter 99Figure 99.1 Transvaginal ultrasound scan showing heterotopic pregnancy, with...
20 Chapter 113Figure 113.1 Cross‐border reproductive care (CBRC) cycle as a complex global...
21 Chapter 114Figure 114.1 24‐hour
