The Fallopian Tube in Infertility and IVF Practice

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, such as chlamydia trachomatis, on fertility. Tubal surgery is an option for those women who avoid IVF because of anxiety about medication side-effects or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521873789
• ISBN13: 9780521873789
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.1"