Eleonora Porcu, Patrizia Ciotti, Stefano Venturoli

Handbook of Human Oocyte Cryopreservation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An indispensable practical tool for embryologists and reproductive medicine specialists seeking to offer their patients this revolutionary treatment option.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9780521192392
• ISBN-10: 0521192390
• Artikelnr.: 36137155

Autorenporträt

Eleonora Porcu MD is the Director of the Infertility and IVF Centre, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, and Assistant Professor in Reproductive Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Why freeze human eggs? Clinical and biological indications for human oocyte cryopreservation
2. Natural history of human oocyte cryopreservation
3. Clinical management of oocyte cryopreservation
4. Laboratory management of oocyte cryopreservation
5. Slow freezing and rapid thawing
6. Vitrification/warming
7. Comparison between slow freezing and vitrification: pros and cons
8. Safety of storage
9. Database
10. Physician-embryologists cooperation for optimal management of the oocyte cryopreservation program
11. Costs
12. Staff
13. Secrets and tricks of oocyte cryopreservation
Index.