Workplace: Fertility Clinic: Essential Knowledge for Medical Assistants and Nursing Professionals - Softcover

Bals-Pratsch, Monika; Dieterle, Stefan; Nawroth, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3662730340 ISBN 13: 9783662730348

Publisher: Springer, 2026

Synopsis

This book offers medical assistants (MFA) and nursing professionals a comprehensive and practical introduction to reproductive medicine and the specific requirements of this exciting field of work. It provides solid knowledge and practice-oriented recommendations to successfully manage the demanding daily routine in a fertility center.

Contents
Basics of Reproductive Medicine: Anatomy and physiology of human reproduction, causes and diagnostic testing of infertility.

Therapy Options: Detailed explanations of treatment procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Communication and Counseling: Sensitive and professional communication with couples who wish to have a child.

Legal Framework: Important legal foundations, including the German Embryo Protection Act and the Tissue Directive of the European Union.

Quality Management and Documentation: Practical tips for correct documentation and implementation of quality standards.

Practice-Oriented Expertise: Guidance on the treatment process from follicle puncture to embryo transfer, including explanation of embryo development.

Plus: At the end of each chapter, an overview of learning objectives and a content summary. Extensive appendix with excerpts from legal texts, checklists, forms, certificates, etc., available for download and printing.

 

 

About this title

About the Author

Prof. Dr. Bals-Pratsch – Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, with a focus on Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Andrologist (EAA); Clinical Embryologist, M.Sc.; KinderwunschWissen, Regensburg

Prof. Dr. Stefan Dieterle – Specialist, Fertility Centers Dortmund, Siegen, Dorsten, Wuppertal, Germany

Prof. Dr. Frank Nawroth – Specialist at the Center for Fertility, Prenatal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Osteology, amedes, Hamburg

From the Back Cover

This book offers medical assistants (MFA) and nursing professionals a comprehensive and practical introduction to reproductive medicine and the specific requirements of this exciting field of work. It provides solid knowledge and practice-oriented recommendations to successfully manage the demanding daily routine in a fertility center.

Contents
Basics of Reproductive Medicine: Anatomy and physiology of human reproduction, causes and diagnostic testing of infertility.
Therapy Options: Detailed explanations of treatment procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Communication and Counseling: Sensitive and professional communication with couples who wish to have a child.
Legal Framework: Important legal foundations, including the German Embryo Protection Act and the Tissue Directive of the European Union.
Quality Management and Documentation: Practical tips for correct documentation and implementation of quality standards.
Practice-Oriented Expertise: Guidance on the treatment process from follicle puncture to embryo transfer, including explanation of embryo development.
Plus: At the end of each chapter, an overview of learning objectives and a content summary. Extensive appendix with excerpts from legal texts, checklists, forms, certificates, etc., available for download and printing.

The authors

Prof. Dr. Bals-Pratsch – Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, with a focus on Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Andrologist (EAA); Clinical Embryologist, M.Sc.; KinderwunschWissen, Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Stefan Dieterle – Specialist, Fertility Centers Dortmund, Siegen, Dorsten, Wuppertal, Germany
Prof. Dr. Frank Nawroth – Specialist at the Center for Fertility, Prenatal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Osteology, amedes, Hamburg

The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3662730340
• ISBN 13: 9783662730348
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280