An invaluable resource to all physicians treating infertile couples. The text emphasises the practice of infertility in the office setting, reflecting the current trend away from the hospital into the outpatient environment, with the most current and advanced therapies available discussed by recognised experts in the field. The first half of the book is devoted to the evaluation and work-up of the infertile couple, including evaluation of the infertility factors, and the roles of ultrasound, endometrium saline sonography, falloposcopy and diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The second half of the book presents the treatment and operative procedures, including ovulation induction, IUI, tubal cannulation, treatment of cervical stenosis, the use of office laparoscopy and therapeutic hysteroscopy, male treatment as support for IVF, vas reversals, and testicular biopsy, as well as routine IVF, intratubal gamete transfer, and micromanipulation. With 200 illustrations, this book is a must for all infertility specialists, obstetrician-gynaecoloists, fellows, and residents.

This text emphasizes the practice of infertility in the office setting, reflecting the current trend away from the hospital into the outpatient environment. The first half of the book is devoted to the evaluation and work-up of the infertile couple, including evaluation of the male, female, age-related infertility factors, and the roles of ultrasound, endometrium saline sonography, falloposcopy, diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The second half of the book presents the treatment and operative procedures for the infertile couple, including ovulation induction, IUI, tubal cannulation, treatment of cervical stenosis, the use of office laparoscopy and therapeutic hysteroscopy, male treatment as support for IVF, vas reversals, and testicular biopsy, as well as routine IVF, intratubal gamete transfer, and micromanipulation.

SECTION I - Evaluation and Practice: Introduction; 1. Evaluation of the Female; 2. Evaluation of the Male; 3. Detection and Therapeutic Approaches to Age Related Infertility; 4. The Role of Ultrasound in Infertility; 5. Coping with Infertility: Practical Psychosocial Issues; 6. The Impact of Managed Care on Office Based Infertility Practice. SECTION II - Procedures: 7. Basics of the Laboratory Set-Up in the Office; 8. Office Anesthesia; 9. Ovulation Induction and IUI; 10. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Hysteroscopy; 11. Endoscopic Evaluation of the Fallopian Tubes; 12. Transcervical Tubal Cannulation; 13. Office Minilaparoscopyfor Infertility; 14. Cervical Stenosis; 15. Office Treatment of of Male Reproductive Function; 16. Routine IVF in the Office Setting; 17. Unstimulated IVF and In-Vitro Oocyte Maturation; 18. Intratubal Gamete Transfer; 19. Complications of Ovulation Induction.