Assisted Reproductive Technology: Accomplishments and New Horizons - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521801214 ISBN 13: 9780521801218

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This insightful and thought-provoking 2002 collection of chapters describes the rapid advances that had revolutionised reproductive medicine in the years leading up to its publication. This transformation was the result of converging and overlapping developments in reproductive biology, molecular biology and genetics. These advances allied with remarkable technical developments pushed the boundaries of this discipline ever faster forward. This volume surveys this rapid expansion as it stood in 2002 and looks ahead at exciting prospects for the future that stand at the watershed between basic science and clinical application. From oogeneis and spermatogenesis, through to fertilisation, embryogenesis and cloning, this volume looks at scientific advances. Subsequent chapters focus on infertility and its diagnosis and treatment using the full armory of assisted reproductive technologies. A concluding section surveys the impact of these developments on the provision, regulation and financing of reproductive health care in the global community.

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About the Author

Professor Christopher De Jonge is Director of Laboratories at the Reproductive Medicine Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Minnesota. Professor Christopher Barratt is Scientific Director at the Assisted Conception Unit, Birmingham Women's Hospital.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521801214
• ISBN 13: 9780521801218
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 446
• Editor: De Jonge Christopher J., Barratt Christopher L. R.