The Boston IVF Handbook of Infertility: A Practical Guide for Practitioners Who Care for Infertile Couples

by Michael M Alper (Editor), Denny Sakkas (Editor), Denis Vaughan (Editor), Alan S Penzias (Editor)

Overview

This new edition of an established go-to reference provides a structured approach to treating the infertile couple that will be of benefit to the gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist, and reproductive medicine nurse alike. Both clinical and laboratory techniques are included, with material on preconception care and office management.

Features:

• Provides a comprehensive but concise go-to reference for the whole IVF team
• Enables busy clinicians, embryologists, counselors, and staff to access information quickly
• Brings an established resource up to date with current practice

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032607047
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/15/2025
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael M. Alper MD is Medical Director and a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and Associate Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School.

Denny Sakkas PhD is Director of Clinical Research at Boston IVF and Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine.

Denis Vaughan MD, FACOG, MRCPI is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School.

Alan S Penzias MD is Surgical Director and Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and Director of the fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Infertility 2. Factors Affecting Fertility 3.Lifestyle in infertility 4.Preconceptional Counseling  5.The Infertility Workup 6.Ovarian Reserve Testing 7.Hypothyroidism and Its Role in Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss 8. Pituitary disease in infertility 9. Evaluation and Management of Male Infertility 10.Clinical Algorithms  11.Treatment Options: I. Ovulation Induction-12.Treatment Options: II. Intrauterine Insemination 13.Treatment Options: III. In Vitro Fertilization-stimulation protocols 14.Treatment Options: IV.  Fresh vs Frozen embryo transfer, FET protocols 15. Treatment Options: V. Third-Party Reproduction-Subsection 16.Reproductive Surgery17. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 18.Recurrent Pregnancy Loss 19. Diminished Ovarian Reserve and Premature Ovarian Insuffiency 20. Management of Pregnancy of unknown location 21. The IVF Laboratory - Denny Sakkas and  Brent Barrett 22.Preimplantation Genetic Testing 23. Challenges in the laboratory: fertilization failure and poor blastulation 24.The future of the IVF laboratory 25. Oncofertlity : Fertility Preservation for Patients Undergoing Gonadotoxic  Treatment  26.Egg Freezing  27. Tools for Effective Nursing in the Care of the Infertile Patient 28. The Role of the Infertility Counselor 29. Fertility Care for the LGBTQ+ Community 30. APP (Advance Practice Providers) Integration and Utilization in Reproductive Medicine 31. Integrating Quality Management into a Fertility Practice 32. Promoting your practice, the use of social media 33. The True ART: How to Deliver the Best Patient Care