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1 Clinical assessment of the woman for assisted conception 1
2 Clinical assessment and management of the infertile man 19
3 Laboratory assessment of the infertile man 59
4 Donor insemination 86
5 Treatment options prior to IVF 100
6 Strategies for superovulation for IVF 112
7 Techniques for IVF 129
8 Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome 146
9 Early pregnancy complications after assisted reproductive technology 167
10 Oocyte donation 186
11 Surrogacy 199
12 Clinical aspects of preimplantation genetic diagnosis 209
13 Controversial issues in assisted reproduction 226
14 Alternatives to in vitro fertilization : gamete intrafallopian transfer and
zygote intrafallopian transfer 256
15 Counselling 266
16 Good nursing practice in assisted conception 277
17 Setting up an IVF unit 289
18 Information technology aspects of assisted conception 310
19 Assisted reproductive technology and older women 319
20 Ethical aspects of controversies in assisted reproductive technology 332