Different genetic diagnostic and treatment options are used worldwide to improve routine IVF procedures
for the benefit of patients. This handbook updates the new genetic diagnostic technologies that have
been translated to practice aiming to improve outcomes in the clinic and have a healthy baby at home.
Chapters cover the use of genetic technologies in a personalized manner to unravel the possible genetic
risks for the couple wishing to conceive, in terms of sperm, the embryo, the endometrium, miscarriage,
and finally the fetus.
1. Carrier Screening for Single-Gene Disorders, 01
2. Meiotic Abnormalities in Infertile Males, 07
3. Chromosomal Analysis of Sperm, 17
4. DNA Fragmentation in Sperm: Does It Matter?, 29
5. Aneuploidy in Human Oocytes and Preimplantation Embryos, 41
6. Preimplantation Genetic Testing for aneuploidy: All You Need to Know, 63
7. Mitochondria and Embryo Viability, 79
8. Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Monogenic/Single gene Defects, 93
9. Molecular Diagnosis of Endometrial Receptivity, 103
10. Chromosome Abnormalities in Human Pregnancy Wastage: A Review of Cytogenetic and Molecular Analyses, 113
11. Products of Conception: Current Methodologies and Clinical Applications, 127
12. Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing for Aneuploidy and Beyond, 139
13. Obstacles to Implementing New Technology, 149
14. Dynamics and Ethics of Reproductive Genetics, 161