List of Contributors

ix

About the editors

xiii

Foreword   Alan H. De Cherney

xv

Preface

xvi

SECTION 1

MILD FORMS OF OVARIAN STIMULATION

1

Oral agents for ovarian stimulation   Mohamed F. Mitwally and Robert F. Casper

1

2

Ovulation induction for anovulatory patients   Evert J. P. van Santbrink and Bart C. J. M. Fauser

14

3

Mild ovarian hyperstimulation in combination with intrauterine insemination   Ben J. Cohlen and Astrid E. P. Cantineau

27

4

Mild approaches in ovarian stimulation   Geeta Nargund and Claire Basille

34

SECTION 2

OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION FOR IVF

5

GnRH agonists for ovarian hyperstimulation   Richard Fleming

42

6

Role of GnRH antagonist in assisted reproduction   Mohamed Aboulghar

49

7

Gonadotropins in ovarian stimulation   Madelon van Wely and Monique Mochtar

61

8

Progesterone during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation   Ernesto Bosch

67

SECTION 3

DIFFICULTIES AND COMPLICATION OF OVARIAN STIMULATION

9

Ovarian hyperstimulation for poor responders   William B. Schoolcraft and Eric S. Surrey

77

10

Polycystic ovarian syndrome   C. Coughlan and W. Ledger

87

11

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome   Botros Rizkand Mohamed Aboulghar

103

12

How to select ovarian stimulation protocols to avoid difficulties and complications   Ziad Rafic Hubayter and Suheil J. Muasher

130

SECTION 4

NON-CONVENTIONAL FORMS USED DURING OVARIAN STIMULATION

13

Adjuncts for ovarian stimulation   David R. Meldrum

143

14

Chorionic gonadotropin and luteinizing hormone supplementation during ovarian stimulation   M. Filicori, G.E. Cognigni, W. Ciampaglia, P. Pocognoli, C. Tabarelli, L. Parmegiani, and A. Arnone

151

15

Ovulation induction for hypogonadotropic hypogonadism   Paraskevi Xekouki and George Tolis

162

SECTION 5

ALTERNATIVES TO OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION

16

Natural cycle IVF   Mauro Schimberni, Marco Sbracia, Annalise Giallonardo, and Francesco Morgia

173

17

In vitro maturation of oocytes   Baris Ata, Dan Levin, Hananel Holzer, and Seang Lin Tan

181

18

Treatment of hyperprolactinemia   Hany F. Moustafa, Botros Rizk, Ahmet Helvacioglu, and Shannon Gilmore

195

19

Ovarian cautery for polycystic ovary syndrome   Gabor T. Kovacs

209

SECTION 6

PROCEDURES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER OVARIAN STIMULATION

20

Ultrasound monitoring for ovulation induction: pitfalls and problems   Mona M. Aboulghar

217

21

Triggering of final oocyte maturation in ovarian stimulation   Georg Griesinger and Efstratios Kolibianakis

233

22

Luteal phase support in in vitro fertilization   Biljana Popovic-Todorovic and Human Mousavi Fatemi

244

23

Ovarian reserve as a guide for ovarian stimulation   Luciano G. Nardo and Lamiya Mohiyiddeen

255

Index

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