Part I: Overview
1. General Aspects of Fertility and Infertility
Mark A. Damario
2. Genetics of Male Fertility
Yi-Nan Lin and Martin M. Matzuk
3. Genetics of Female Infertility due to Anomalies of the Ovary and Mullerian Ducts
Joe Leigh Simpson
4. Gene Polymorphisms in Female Reproduction
Livio Casarini, Manuela Simoni
5. Understanding the Spermatozoon
Queenie V. Neri, Jennifer Hu, Zev Rosenwaks, and Gianpiero D. Palermo
6. Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESC)
Nikica Zaninovic, Qiansheng Zhan, and Zev Rosenwaks
7. The Endocrinology of the Menstrual Cycle
Robert L. Barbieri
8. Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Jack Yu Jen Huang and Zev Rosenwaks
9. Novel Markers of Male Infertility
Michael Funaro and Darius A. Paduch
10. Luteal Phase Support in ART Treatments
Yuval Or, Edi Vaisbuch, and Zeev Shoham
11. General Principles of Cryopreservation
Roger G. Gosden
Part II: Methodology
12. In Vitro Maturation of Immature Human Oocytes for Clinical Application
Ri-Cheng Chian and Yun-Xia Cao
13. GnRH Antagonist Based Protocols for In Vitro Fertilization
David Reichman and Zev Rosenwaks
14. Ovarian Stimulation for IVF: Mild Approaches
O. Hamdin, F.J. Broekmans, B.C.J.M. Fauser
15. IVF Stimulation: Protocols for Poor Responders
Owen K. Davis
16. Oocyte Retrieval and Quality Evaluation
Lucinda Veeck Gosden
17. Sperm Retrieval and Quality Evaluation
Peter J. Stahl, Peter N. Schlegel, and Marc Goldstein
18. Treatment of Male Infertility
Gianpiero D. Palermo, Justin Kocent, Devin Monahan, Queenie V. Neri, and Zev Rosenwaks
19. Techniques for Slow Cryopreservation of Embryos
Lucinda Veeck Gosden
20. Cryopreservation of Eggs
Peter Nagy
21. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation. A Realistic, Effective Technology for Fertility Preservation
Dror Meirow, Hila Ra'anani, and Hannah Biderman
22. Detection of Monogenic Disorders and Chromosome Aberrations by Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Kangpu Xu and David Reichman
23. Embryo Culture and Selection: Morphological Criteria
Aparna Hegde and Barry Behr
24. Embryo Selection using Metabolomics
D. Sakkas
25. Embryo Transfer
Anate Aelion Brauer and Glenn Schattman
26. Safety of Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Gianpiero D. Palermo, Queenie V. Neri, and Zev Rosenwaks
27. Human Germ Cell Differentiation from Pluripotent Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Jose V Medrano, Carlos Simon, and Renee Reijo Pera