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 controv
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Douglas T. Carrell Peter N. Schlegel
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Catherine Racowsky Bradley J. Van Voorhis
Editors
Biennial Review of Infertility Volume 1
Editors Douglas T. Carrell University of Utah School of Medicine IVF and Andrology Laboratories 675 S. Arapeen Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Suite 205, USA
Catherine Racowsky Harvard Medical School Brigham & Women’s Hospital Dept. Obstetrics & Gynecology 75 Francis St. Boston, MA 02115 USA
Peter N. Schlegel New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center Department of Urology 525 East 68th St. Starr 900 New York, NY 10021 USA
Bradley J. Van Voorhis University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Dept. Obstetrics & Gynecology 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
ISBN: 978-1-60327-391-6 e-ISBN: 978-1-60327-392-3 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-392-3 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: PCN applied for © Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
We dedicate this initial volume of Biennial Review of Infertility to William Harvey, Min Cheuh Chang, Robert Edwards, Patrick Steptoe, Howard and Georgeanna Jones, and the many other pioneering clinicians and scientists on whose foundation we continue to build improved care for the infertile couple.
Preface
Infertility is a common and profound medical disease. The speed at which our understanding of reproductive medicine grows and new technologies emerge is accelerating and daunting. The objective of this book is to present important and cutting edge topics relevant to infertility in a single volume accessible and applicable to all medical specialties involved in the care of infertile couples. We have strived to select respected, evidence-based experts as authors to present each topic in a clear manner that will benefit both clinicians and scientists. The nature of science is that hypot
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