The fallopian tube in infertility and IVF practice

• Other Authors: Tan, S. L. (Editor), Bahathiq, Adil O. S. (Editor), Ledger, William L. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2010
• Subjects: Fallopian Tube Diseases > complications; Infertility, Female > complications; Fertilization in Vitro; Fallopian Tube Diseases > therapy; Fallopian Tubes > physiopathology
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The Fallopian tube has until recently been a neglected structure, bypassed by IVF and seen only as a tube that transports the egg to the uterus. More recently, its central role as the site of fertilization and early embryogenesis has been recognized, along with the major effects of tubal disease, su...

Table of Contents:

• Historical background and functional anatomy / Adil O. Bahathiq & William L. Ledger
• Coculture and assisted reproduction / William S.B. Yeung, Yin-Lau Lee & Kai-Fai Lee
• Physiology and pathophysiology of tubal transport : ciliary beat and muscular contractility, relevance to tubal infertility, recent research, and future directions / Ovrang Djahanbakhch, Mohammad Ezzati & Ertan Saridogan
• Infections and inflammatory causes of tubal infertility / Adrian R. Eley & Ying C. Cheong
• Management of proximal tubal occlusion / Nadia Kabli & Togas Tulandi
• Ectopic pregnancy / Bassem Refaat & William L. Ledger
• Fallopian tube patency testing / Stephen R. Killick
• Principles of open and laparoscopic surgery for tubal infertility / Myvanwy McIlveen & Tin-Chiu Li
• IVF and tubal disease / Chun Y. Ng & Geoffrey H. Trew
• Tubal sterilization / Hany Lashen.