Overview

Within 10 chapters this book addresses the whole gamut of questions that may arise in the context of pregnancy resulting from assisted reproduction. Incidence of abortion, extrauterine pregnancy or chromosomal abnormalities, pregnancy complications, problems regarding mode of delivery and the health status of children at birth are covered as well as the further development of the children and the social structure of the families. Topics such as follow-up of families in lesbian relationships and following gamete donations are also discussed.

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Author:   Michael Ludwig ,  R.G. Edwards
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9783540435310

ISBN 10:   354043531
Pages:   151
Publication Date:   07 August 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

1 A Follow-up of Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction: Necessity and Problems.- Why Is It Necessary to Perform a Follow-up of Pregnancies After an ART Procedure?.- Why Do Not All Centres Perform a Follow-up of Pregnancies After an ART Procedure?.- Conclusion.- 2 Incidence of Early Abortions and Ectopic Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction.- Definitions.- Incidence of Spontaneous Abortions.- Incidence of Ectopic Pregnancies.- Incidence of Heterotopic Pregnancies.- Incidence of Disappearing Gestational Sacs.- Is There a Higher Abortion Risk Following ART?.- 3 Incidence of Chromosomal Abnormalities in Abortions After Assisted Reproduction.- Monosomy.- Trisomy.- Triploidy.- Tetraploidy.- Structural Chromosomal Anomalies.- Mosaics.- Factors that Might Influence the Incidence of Chromosomal Anomalies.- Conclusion.- 4 Assisted Reproduction and Prenatal Diagnosis.- Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis.- Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis.- Conclusion.- 5 Obstetric Outcome of Pregnancies After Assisted Reproduction.- Singletons Conceived by ART Versus Spontaneously Conceived Pregnancies.- Singleton Versus Multiple Pregnancies After IVF or IVF/ICSI.- Multiple Pregnancies After ART Versus Spontaneously Conceived Multiple Pregnancies.- Higher Order Multiple Pregnancies Following ART.- Obstetric Outcome of Pregnancies After Cryopreservation.- Conclusion.- 6 Oocyte Donation.- Oocyte Recipients and Donors.- Obstetric Outcome in Oocyte Donation Pregnancies.- The Impact of Age.- Conclusion.- 7 Congenital Malformations After ART.- Congenital Malformations After IVF.- Congenital Malformations After ICSI.- Congenital Malformations After SUZI.- Congenital Malformations After GIFT or Intrauterine Insemination.- Congenital Malformations After Cryopreservation.- An Increased Risk for Certain Malformations.- Conclusion.- 8 Perinatal Outcome and Follow-up of Children Born from ART.- Descriptive Studies Without Control Groups.- Controlled Studies.- Follow-up of Children From Cryopreserved Embryos.- Conclusion.- 9 Development of Children of Lesbian Mothers After Using Assisted Reproduction Techniques.- Development of Children of Lesbian Mothers in General.- Children Conceived Via Donor Insemination by Lesbian Mothers.- Conclusion.- 10 Development of Children and Family Structure After IVF and Gamete Donation.- Children and Their Parents After IVF.- Children and Their Parents After Gamete Donation.- Conclusion.- 11 General Conclusions.- Abbreviation List.- References.

Reviews

From the reviews: This book represents work of immense importance to those involved in assisted human conception treatments. ... This book is an excellent reference source on the effects of assisted conception treatment. It will be consulted by clinical and scientific investigators alike and perhaps by general readers. ... the author must be commended on the immense amount of time that must have been spent in attending to the fine detail and collating the data on pregnancy parturition and early development. (Peter Mcfaul, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Vol. 6 (1), 2004)

From the reviews: This book represents work of immense importance to those involved in assisted human conception treatments. ! This book is an excellent reference source on the effects of assisted conception treatment. It will be consulted by clinical and scientific investigators alike and perhaps by general readers. ! the author must be commended on the immense amount of time that must have been spent in attending to the fine detail and collating the data on pregnancy parturition and early development. (Peter Mcfaul, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Vol. 6 (1), 2004)

From the reviews: This book represents work of immense importance to those involved in assisted human conception treatments. ... This book is an excellent reference source on the effects of assisted conception treatment. It will be consulted by clinical and scientific investigators alike and perhaps by general readers. ... the author must be commended on the immense amount of time that must have been spent in attending to the fine detail and collating the data on pregnancy parturition and early development. (Peter Mcfaul, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Vol. 6 (1), 2004)

From the reviews: <p> This book represents work of immense importance to those involved in assisted human conception treatments. a ] This book is an excellent reference source on the effects of assisted conception treatment. It will be consulted by clinical and scientific investigators alike and perhaps by general readers. a ] the author must be commended on the immense amount of time that must have been spent in attending to the fine detail and collating the data on pregnancy parturition and early development. (Peter Mcfaul, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Vol. 6 (1), 2004)

From the reviews: This book represents work of immense importance to those involved in assisted human conception treatments. ... This book is an excellent reference source on the effects of assisted conception treatment. It will be consulted by clinical and scientific investigators alike and perhaps by general readers. ... the author must be commended on the immense amount of time that must have been spent in attending to the fine detail and collating the data on pregnancy parturition and early development. (Peter Mcfaul, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Vol. 6 (1), 2004)

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