Practical Guide in Andrology and Embryology

Gita Ganguly Mukherjee DGO MD FICOG FICMCH FRCOGFormerly, Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaGautam Khastgir MD FRCS FRCOG FICOGMedical Director and Subspecialist, Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Bengal Infertility and Reproductive Therapy Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaRatna Chattopadhyay MBBS PhDHead (Embryology and Andrology), Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

• Chapter 1. The Male Gamete: A Unique CellChapter 2. Evaluation of Male InfertilityChapter 3. Sperm Function TestsChapter 4. Screening of Male Partner before ART Procedure and its Recent AdvancementChapter 5. Role of Genetics in Clinical Evaluation of Male InfertilityChapter 6. Sperm Preparation Techniques and its Modification According to Different Sperm SeminopathyChapter 7. Advanced Sperm Selection Technique for ARTChapter 8. Effects of Oxidative Stress on Different Sperm Functions: How to Evaluate and ManageChapter 9. Sperm DNA Fragmentation and its Clinical ImplicationChapter 10. DNA Fragmentation Index and Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting: A Practical ApproachChapter 11. Antioxidant or Nutraceutical Therapy as Medical Management in Idiopathic InfertilityChapter 12. Environmental Effect on Male Infertility: Preventive Therapeutic ApproachChapter 13. Role of Micromanipulation in Recent Advancement of Assisted Reproductive Technology ProceduresChapter 14. Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm InjectionChapter 15. Male Sexual DysfunctionChapter 16. Semen BankingChapter 17. Basic Requirement to set up an IVF LaboratoryChapter 18. Recent Advancement in the Maintenance of Laboratory Quality ControlChapter 19. Troubleshooting in the ART Laboratory from Oocyte Retrieval till Embryo TransferChapter 20. Attributes and Responsibilities of an Efficient EmbryologistChapter 21. Oocyte-Cumulus InsightChapter 22. Time-lapse Videography versus in Time Quick Analysis by an Experienced EmbryologistChapter 23. Noninvasive Method of Embryo SelectionChapter 24. Embryo Loading: An Important Step in Embryo Transfer TechniqueChapter 25. Elective Single Embryo TransferChapter 26. Assisted Hatching and its Clinical ApplicationChapter 27. Fertilization Failure: What an Embryologist Should Know?Chapter 28. Oocyte CryopreservationChapter 29. Embryo CryopreservationChapter 30. Blastocyst Culture and Vitrification: A Step Ahead for Single Embryo TransferChapter 31. Criteria to Select Oocytes and Embryos for CryopreservationChapter 32. Freeze-All Embryo Versus Freezing on ConditionChapter 33. Ovarian Tissue FreezingChapter 34. Role of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Comparative Genomic Hybridization in Healthy Outcome of ARTChapter 35. Purpose of an Animal Laboratory in Research: Outcomes in the AvenueChapter 36. Third-Party Reproduction: From Embryologist’s Point of ViewChapter 37. Understanding of ART Laboratory Work from Clinicians Point of ViewChapter 38. Omics: Metabolomics, Proteomics, Secretomics and Genomics—Its Application in the Viability Score of Oocyte and EmbryoIndex