Clinical Management of Pregnancies following ART

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jayaprakasan, Kanna (Editor), Kean, Lucy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Maternal and child health services.; Reproductive medicine.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319428581
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42858-1
• Physical Description: XII, 251 p. 15 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resource.

This book provides a practical overview of the clinical management of assisted reproduction treatment (ART), ranging from pre-pregnancy care through pregnancy, to birth and beyond. ART is increasingly used worldwide as it offers the greatest chances of success among currently available fertility tre...

Table of Contents:

• Pre-conception risk assessment.- Medical problems (advanced age, endocrine disease, obesity, malignancies, turner' s syndrome etc.)
• Gynaecological problems (fibroids, polyps, congenital uterine anomalies, hydrosalpinx, endometriosis, PCOS)
• Psychological issues of periconceptual period
• Pre-conceptual diagnosis (PGD/ PGS/CGH)
• Complications of ART and associated early pregnancy problems (OHSS, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage)
• Early pregnancy support: evidence based management (progesterone/ folic acid/ heparin and aspirin etc)
• Pre-natal screening options (congenital anomalies, aneuploidies, impact of IVF on serum screening)
• Multiple pregnancy
• Pregnancy associated complication (Hypertensive disorders, growth disorders, placental site problems, older women, conception following donor treatment, Surrogate pregnancies).- Intrapartum and post partum care (are they at risk of intrapartum problems?, depression due to high expectation)
• Ongoing developments in ART and pregnancy outcome (IVM, fertility preservation: ovarian tissue/whole ovary/ oocyte cryopreservation).