Minimal Stimulation and Natural Cycle In Vitro Fertilization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. ART Stimulation in the Next Decade: An Overview

   • Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba Castellón

   Pages 1-4

3. Natural Cycle IVF: An Overview

   • Alejandro Chávez Badiola, Nadia Suarez

   Pages 5-10

4. Natural Cycle IVF: Follicle Physiology and Treatment Costs

   • Michael von Wolff

   Pages 11-21

5. The Use of Clomiphene Citrate in Natural Cycle IVF

   • Sonny J. Stetson

   Pages 23-29

6. The Role of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Natural Cycle IVF

   • Julio M. Voget, Markus Nitzschke

   Pages 31-34

7. Theoretical Backgrounds of the Natural Cycle and Other Minimal Stimulation Cycles: From Follicle Observation to Embryo Transfer

   • Shokichi Teramoto

   Pages 35-50

8. Ovarian Stimulation in Patients with Ovarian Insufficiency

   • Markus Nitzschke

   Pages 51-55

9. Monofollicular Stimulation in PCOS Patients

   • Yanping Kuang, Qingqing Hong, Qiuju Chen

   Pages 57-66

10. Luteal Phase Support in Natural Cycle and Minimal Stimulation IVF

    • Dimitra Kyrou, Human Mousavi Fatemi

    Pages 67-71

11. Budget IVF Using Clomiphene, hMG, and Antagonists

    • Sneha Sathe, Goral Gandhi, Gautam N. Allahbadia

    Pages 73-86

12. Vitrification Is the Keystone to Minimal Stimulation IVF

    • Goral Gandhi, Gautam N. Allahbadia

    Pages 87-94

13. Lessons Learned and Future Challenges

    • Gautam N. Allahbadia, Goral Gandhi, Akanksha Allahbadia

    Pages 95-101

This contributed volume regenerates the significance of and respect for natural phenomenon in the background of the risks and complications seen in ART such as ovarian hyperstimulation and multiple pregnancies.   Balancing the clinical practice between the beneficial natural physiology and the prolific use of stimulation drugs for ART may help eliminate risks that may prove clinically, financially and psychologically expensive. It underscores the fact that ‘greater’ is not always synonymous with ‘better’ with regard to the oocyte yield. While highlighting the risks involved with the use of high-dose gonadotropins, the book presents a stratification of patients who might benefit from the ‘soft’ minimal and natural cycle IVF stimulation protocols that may be used. Additionally, clinicians can understand the significance of cryopreservation technology, now a useful adjunct to minimal stimulation protocols, with its manifold future advantages.    Written by an international team of experts, this handbook emphasizes how minimal stimulation and natural cycle IVF can lead to a milder, safer and more effective approach to ART.         

• Budget IVF
• Monofollicular stimulation
• Ovarian insufficiency
• Ovarian stimulation
• Vitrification

          

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  Gautam N. Allahbadia

• Department of Assisted Reproduction, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ICI – Instituto Canario de Infertilidad , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

  Markus Nitzschke

Dr. Gautam N Allahbadia, MD is the Medical Director of Rotunda -The Center for Human Reproduction, the world-renowned infertility clinic at Bandra, and Rotunda-Blue Fertility Clinic and Keyhole Surgery Center, Mumbai, India. He cherishes over 125 peer-reviewed publications, 134 book chapters and 22 textbooks, the latest being a comprehensive text, entitled "Minimal Stimulation IVF", and is on the Editorial Board of several International Journals. He just completed a two year tenure as Medical Director at the New Hope IVF Clinic, Sharjah, UAE where he introduced IVF Lite to the country. Dr. Allahbadia has recently been elected as the Vice President of the World Association of Reproductive Medicine (WARM), headquartered in Rome, and ““Mumbai’s Top Doc”” for 2012 by a peer nomination process.      

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