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Female Reproductive Dysfunction

Part of the book series: Endocrinology ((ENDOCR))

Abstract

Since the first successful in vitro fertilization pregnancy (IVF), the progress of assisted reproduction has been surprising. With developments such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), egg and sperm donation, preimplantation diagnosis, and aneuploidy screening, there are many more couples who can benefit from assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Endocrine dysfunctions represent the indication for treatments in 5–19.8%, and probably these figures are underestimated. The evaluation and treatment of women with poor ovarian reserve and polycystic ovarian (PCO) syndrome in ART remain a challenge. Numerous protocols and procedures have been proposed, but none has yet reached sufficient evidence.

In this chapter, the most used techniques of assisted reproduction and newer developments are discussed, as well as the possible complications associated with ART. Furthermore, the strategies employed during the procedure in patients with reduced ovarian reserve and PCO have been deepened.

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  1. Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi Ostetricia e ginecologia, Florence, Italy

    Maria Elisabetta Coccia, Francesca Rizzello & Giulia Orlandi

  2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Maria Elisabetta Coccia & Giulia Orlandi

  3. Assisted Reproduction Center, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Francesca Rizzello

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Coccia, M.E., Rizzello, F., Orlandi, G. (2020). Assisted Reproductive Technologies. In: Petraglia, F., Fauser, B. (eds) Female Reproductive Dysfunction . Endocrinology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14782-2_14

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