Principles and Practice of Fertility Preservation

For clinicians specializing in reproductive medicine, gynecology, oncology, hematology, endocrinology, and infertility, as well as researchers, nurses, and embryologists, Donnez (gynecology and andrology, U. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium) and Kim (reproductive endocrinology, U. of Kansas) compile 43 articles by oncology, reproductive, fertility, and other specialists from North America, Europe, and Australia who explain techniques and scientific concepts in fertility preservation for patients with cancer who are rendered infertile by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. They first discuss fertility preservation in both cancer and non-cancer patients, followed by cancer biology, epidemiology and treatment, and reproductive biology and cryobiology. They then cover preservation strategies in males and females, including medical/surgical procedures, assisted reproductive technology, cryopreservation and transplantation of both ovarian tissue and the whole ovary, and in-vitro follicle growth and maturation, with concluding chapters on future technologies and ethical, legal, and religious issues. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)