Subfertility

Description

With the increased prevalence of subfertility (any form of reduced fertility with prolonged time of unwanted non-conception) and the number of subfertile patients turning to assisted reproductive clinics for help, Subfertility: Recent Advances for Management and Prevention is a much-needed resource for today’s health care providers. Written by doctors with extensive expertise in the areas of reproductive physiology and endocrinology, it provides a description of the methods for achieving conception, an overview of the causes of subfertility and how to detect them, a review of the psychological impact of subfertility, guidelines for the treatment of subfertility, and a look at assisted reproductive technologies.

Key Features

• Provides a holistic approach to the causes and treatment of subfertility, with guidance on selecting patients on the basis of ovarian reserve/sperm parameters and the management of special endocrine abnormalities like polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, and thyroid disorders. 

• Offers a concise review of the most recent advances for improving assisted reproductive techniques.  

• Covers reproductive physiology and the causes of subfertility, with special focus on endocrine abnormalities that lead to subfertility. 

• Consolidates today’s available information on this timely topic into a single, convenient resource.

Companion Products

• Subfertility : Recent Advances in Management and Prevention

Readership

Gynaecologists, Obstetricians, Endocrinologists

Table of Contents

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Author Information

Edited by Rehana Rehman, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University and Aisha Sheikh, MD, Lecturer and Consultant Endocrinologist, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi