Infertility : genetic factors, treatment risks and benefits, social and psychological consequences / Renato Nascimento and Henrique Vilas Boas, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nascimento, Renato.

Vilas Boas, Henrique.

Series:

Obstetrics and gynecology advances.

Human reproductive system--anatomy, roles, and disorders series.

Obstetrics and gynecology advances

Human reproductive system - anatomy, roles and disorders

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infertility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Infertility affects about 15% of couples in western societies. In addition to isolation, infertility challenges women's sense of identity, expectations of their life trajectory and their perceived value in society. This book presents current research on the genetic factors, treatment risk and benefits, and social and psychological consequences of infertility. Topics include the traditional Chinese medicine approach to fertility management; adverse outcomes of assisted reproduction techniques; the impact of follicular fluid components and embryo-endometrial cross-talk on the oocyte quality or embryo viability; iatrogenic damage incurred during fertility treatment upon gamete competence and embryonic viability; genetic factors of male infertility; animal models for studying female infertility; and treatment of endometriosis associated with infertility.

Contents:

Intro

INFERTILITY: GENETIC FACTORS, TREATMENT RISKS AND BENEFITS, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Infertility: The Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach to Fertility Management, Menstrual Health, Fertility Awareness and Emotional Well-being

Abstract

Introduction

Part 1:

Meta-analyses of the Effect of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine versus Western Medicine in the Management of Infertility

Meta-analysis of RCTs

Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies

Part 2: TCM Pattern Diagnosis and the Menstrual Cycle

Discussion

Conclusion

Parts 3 and 4:

Interviews with Women Seeking Holistic Therapies Including Traditional Chinese Medicine to Overcome Infertility

Prologue

Part 3: Listen to your Body

Story 1: A Fertile Menstrual Cycle

Menstrual Cycle

Trying to Conceive

My TCM Experience

Coping Emotionally

The Difference between TCM and Western Practitioners

Story 2: Overcoming Recurrent Miscarriages

Coping with the Emotions

Raising Awareness

Story 3: Overcoming Conception Problems

Success

Turning Point - Believe in Oneself

Trying Alternative Therapies

Finding out I Was Pregnant

Doctors' Influence and Responsibility

My Second Pregnancy with Twins

Story 4: Overcoming Secondary Infertility

My First Two Children

Trying to Conceive for the Third Time

My Experience with Naturopathy

Miscarriage

IVF or Not?

The Idea of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Menstrual Changes

Diet Influences Basal Body Temperature, Fertility and General Well-being

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back.

My Experience with TCM Herbal Therapy

Part 4: Unexplained Infertility Explained

Story 5: Temperature Charts

Unexplained Infertility

Unexplained Explained

Regulating the Menstrual Cycle with TCM

Complementing of IVF Treatment with TCM

Story 6: Low Temperature and Oligomenorrhea

Treating Oligomenorrhea and low BBT with TCM

Story 7: High Temperature and Recurrent Miscarriages

Story 8: Intestinal Candida

Holistic Approach to Infertility through TCM

Story 9: Candida and Temperature

Story 10: Inflammation and Food Intolerance

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 2: Adverse Outcomes of Assisted Reproduction Techniques

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Diagnosis

Treatment and Prevention

Ectopic Pregnancy

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Transvaginal Ultrasound

Treatment

Medical Treatment

Surgical Treatment

Expectant Management

Multiple Pregnancy

Perinatal Outcomes

Children Conceived by ART

Birth Defects

Chromosomal Abnormalities

Epigenetic Inheritance

Growth and Physical Health

Neurological Development

Psychosocial and Familiar Development

Chapter 3: The Impact of Follicular Fluid Components and Embryo-endometrial Cross-talk on the Oocyte Quality or Embryo Viability: Search for New Biomarkers

Assisted Reproductive Technologies - On the Search of "Positive" and "Negative" Predictive Markers

What is the Role of Genetic Alterations in Infertility?

p53 - A New Player in Reproduction Regulation

The Role of LIF in Embryo Implantation

The Role of IL-11 in Endometrial Decidualisation

The Oocyte - Another Key Player in the Success of Implantation.

Oxidative Stress in Follicular Fluid (FF) - A Field for Search of Valid Biomarkers?

Infertility in Endometriosis Patients

Role of NK Cells in Endometriosis and Infertility in General

Acknowledgment

Chapter 4: The Potential Effect of Clinician-Induced (Iatrogenic) Damage Incurred During Fertility Treatment Upon Gamete Competence and Embryonic Viability

1Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK

Embryo Culture

Sperm Processing in ART

Density-Gradient Centrifugation (DGC)

and Swim-up (SUP) Protocols

Cryopreservation

and Fertility Preservation

The Effects of Freeze-Thawing upon Sperm

Embryo Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation and Vitrification of Oocytes

Conclusion and Future Perspectives

Chapter 5: Genetic Factors of Male Infertility

X-Chromosome Abnormalities and Infertility

Meiotic Drive and Sexually Antagonistic Genes

Chromosomal Aneuploidies

Klinefelter Syndrome

Y-Chromosome Microdeletions

Other Structural Anomalies

Other Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies

Kallmann Syndrome

Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens (CBAVD)

Androgen Insensitivity Syndromes

Complete Androgen Insensitivity

Partial Androgen Insensitivity

Minimal Androgen Insensitivity

Defects in the Gonadotropins and their Receptors

Mutations in FSH and LH Subunits

LH and FSH Receptors

Chapter 6: Animal Models for Studying Female Infertility

Clínica de Medicina de la Reproducción y Ginecología, FivMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Knockout and Transgenic Mice as Animal Models.

Knockout and Transgenic Mice Contribute to Elucidate the Molecular Mechanisms of Infertility

Chapter 7: Treatment of Endometriosis Associated with Infertility and Chronic Pelvic Pain

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine of

Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil

1. Treatment of Infertility Associated with Endometriosis

1.1. Endometriosis and Fertility

1.2. Clinical Medicinal Treatment

1.3. Surgical Treatment

1.4. Endometriomas

1.5. Pre- and Post-Operative Treatment

1.6. Assisted Reproduction Technologies

2. Treatment of Endometriosis Associated with Pelvic Pain

2.1. Clinical Treatment of Endometriosis Associated with Pelvic Pain

2.1.1. Progestogens and Combined Oral Contraceptives

2.1.2. Danazol

2.1.3. GnRH Agonists (GnRHa)

2.2. Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis Associated with Pelvic Pain

2.2.1. Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy

2.2.2. Laparoscopic Treatment

Index.

Notes:

"Nova biomedical."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62257-910-0

OCLC:

847619086