BookMichael Grynberg, Pasquale Patrizio, editors.
Summary: This book comprehensively addresses female and male fertility preservation. It discusses in detail all major aspects of fertility preservation in both sexes, explains the basis of fertility preservation, and highlights the currently available techniques; further chapters are dedicated to specific diseases. The book offers an essential reference guide for all physicians, specialists or not, seeking to improve their grasp of female and male fertility preservation.
Contents:
Part I FEMALE FERTILITY PRESERVATION Normal ovarian ageing
The effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on female reproductive tract
Pediatric cancer and fertility
ART in cancer survivors: including egg donation
Fertility sparing surgery in gynecologic cancers
Ovarian transposition
Hormonal suppression for ovarian protection
Oocyte and embryo cryopreservation: methodology and clinical results
Ovarian stimulation for fertility preservation (different protocols)
In vitro maturation of oocytes
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Techniques of ovarian transplantation
Assessing safety in ovarian transplantation
Whole ovary cryopreservation and transplantation
Fertility preservation in breast cancer patients
Fertility preservation and endometriosis
Fertility preservation in autoimmune diseases
Fertility preservation in transgender males
Fertility preservation in Turner syndrome and other gonadal dysgeneses
Tissue preparation and follicle activation by physical methods
Fertility preservation in children and adolescents
Social egg freezing
Ovarian tissue banking to postpone menopause
Endometrial stem cells transplantation
Uterine transplantation
Surrogacy
Medical treatments for ovarian protection
Transplantation of isolated follicles
In vitro folliculogenesis
Artificial ovary
Gamete production from stem cells
Part II MALE FERTILITY PRESERVATION Impact of cancer treatments on sperm chromatin integrity
ART in cancer patients including sperm donation
Sperm cryopreservation
Indications and methods of Epididymal or Testicular sperm retrieval for cryopreservation
Testis sparing surgery
Hormonal suppression for FP in male
Fertility preservation in hypogonadal men
Fertility preservation in prepubertal boys
Fertility preservation in transgender females
Testicular tissue transplantation
Removal of malignant cells prior to autotransplantation of spermatogonial stem cells
Transplantation of cryopreserved spermatogonia
In vitro spermatogenesis
Part III FEMALE AND MALE FERTILITY PRESERVATION Psychological aspects of fertility preservation
Ethical considerations of fertility preservation
Legal aspects.