How to Prepare the Egg and Embryo to Maximize Ivf Success

Comprehensive expert review of factors affecting the preparation of oocytes and embryos for successful IVF.

1. Physiology of ovulation Colin Duncan; 2. In vivo oocyte development Helen Picton; 3. Assessment of ovarian reserve Scott M. Nelson, Reshef Tal and David Seifer; 4. Natural cycle and minimal stimulation IVF Jacqueline R. Ho and Richard J. Paulson; 5. GnRH-agonists and -antagonists: which, when and how? Georg Griesinger and Efstratios M. Kolibianakis; 6. The gonadotropins in IVF: r-hFSH or u-hFSH, biosimilars, regimens, doses, which protocol Colin M. Howles; 7. Controlled ovarian stimulation strategies for IVF and programing cycles with steroid pretreatment Richard Fleming; 8. Monitoring the stimulated IVF cycle John L. Yovich; 9. Preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Michele Kwik; 10. Oocyte recovery Anthony Rutherford; 11. The use of DHEA to improve oocyte quality Ben Kroon; 12. Implications of polycystic ovary syndrome on oocyte quality Zi-Jiang Chen and Linlin Cui; 13. The use of melatonin to improve oocyte development Shavi Fernando Luk Rombauts; 14. The use of LH supplements to improve the response to ovarian stimulation Rachael Rodgers and William Ledger; 15. Growth hormone as an adjunct to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF Rui Wang, Roger Hart and Robert J. Norman; 16. Mitochondrial transfer technology for improving older eggs J. Szeptycki, D. Nayot and R. F. Casper; 17. In-vitro maturation Roger Hart and Melanie Walls; 18. Oocyte banking through vitrification Zsolt Peter Nagy, Ching-Chien Chang and Daniel B. Shapiro; 19. Fertilization and complete fertilization failure in human IVF E. A. Seidler, L. A. Murphy, D. A. Vaughan and Denny Sakkas; 20. Physiology and culture of the early human embryo David K. Gardner and Denny Sakkas; 21. Use of medium supplements for oocyte and embryo culture Cecilia Sjoblom and Harriet Swearman; 22. Assisted hatching - fresh and frozen Katalin Kanyo, Sandor Cseh and Janos Konc; 23. Assessing embryo morphology to enhance successful selection and transfer Basak Balaban and David K. Gardner; 24. Evaluation of embryo quality: time-lapse imaging to assess embryo morphokinesis Belén Aparicio-Ruiz and Marcos Meseguer; 25. Metabolomic screening of embryos to enhance successful selection and transfer Paul J. McKeegan and Roger G. Sturmey; 26. Preimplantation genetic screening of embryos for IVF Joyce Harper and Carmen Rubio; 27. Cleavage stage or blastocyst transfer? E. G. Papanikolaou and T. Chartomatzidou; 28. Embryo transfer technique Ragaa Mansour; 29. Vitrification of embryos for IVF Juergen Liebermann; 30. On the strategy of 'freezing only' embryos Bruce S. Shapiro and Forest C. Garner; 31. Fertility preservation: eggs, embryos and ovarian tissue, and the use of Gnrh analogues to protect fertility Richard A. Anderson; 32. Stimulating the poor responder Yadava B. Jeve and Harish M. Bhandari.