Surgery assisted reproductive technologies and infertility describes the intersection of assisted reproductive technologies art and surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of clinical disorders in reproduction. Unlike many texts currently available this book provides a road map for management well beyond the how-to for a given problem. It brings you a cogent explanation about the when and why of management. The author balances decision trees and management paradigms with equal weight to surgery and art as complementary procedures to enhance reproductive potential. He carefully explains options incorporating diagnostic studies into the paradigm that include conventional radiography eg hysterosalpingography two- and three-dimensional ultrasound imaging and mri analysis. The text includes clear discussion of the rationale for selecting one technique over another and the supporting role for surgery as a prelude to art or as an appropriate first line management. The text is centered on dividing evaluations in infertility into the tandem topics of structure and function. All chapters include data from studies directed at the assessment of structure using two- or three-dimensional ultrasound and the assessment of function using the technology of the emerging field of functional genomics. The introductory chapters cover embryology and anatomy of the female reproductive tract evidence-based medicine in reproductive medicine and diagnostic studies that include imaging s...
