Micromanipulation in Assisted Conception [Paperback]

This 2003 book is a comprehensive and highly illustrated guide to micromanipulation techniques in assisted conception in a clinical setting.This practical handbook provides an extremely comprehensive, highly illustrated and up-to-date guide to micromanipulation techniques in assisted conception in a clinical setting. It includes detailed, illustrated descriptions of all the common micromanipulation systems currently in use in IVF laboratories and clearly explains how to optimise their successful use. The volume covers state-of-the-art techniques including ICSI, and procedures such as assisted hatching and the blastomere biopsy (for PGD). Valuable information on troubleshooting mechanical and technical difficulties is provided to help all the practitioners of these techniques, from technicians to consultant obstetricians.This practical handbook provides an extremely comprehensive, highly illustrated and up-to-date guide to micromanipulation techniques in assisted conception in a clinical setting. It includes detailed, illustrated descriptions of all the common micromanipulation systems currently in use in IVF laboratories and clearly explains how to optimise their successful use. The volume covers state-of-the-art techniques including ICSI, and procedures such as assisted hatching and the blastomere biopsy (for PGD). Valuable information on troubleshooting mechanical and technical difficulties is provided to help all the practitioners of these techniques, from technicians to consultant obstetricians.This guide to micromanipulation techniques, for assisted conception in a clinical setting, includes detailed descriptions of all common micromanipulation systems currently in use in IVF laboratories. In explaining how to optimize their successful use, the volume covers state-of-the-art techniques including ICSI, and procedures such as assisted hatching and the blastomere biopsy (for PGD). Valuable information on troubleshooting mechanical and technical difficulties is prolÌ