Protecting the reproductive potential of young patients undergoing cancer therapy is increasingly important. With modern treatment protocols, 80% of patients can be expected to survive. It has been estimated that up to one in 250 young adults will be a survivor of childhood cancer in the future; infertility, however, may be a consequence. As a wide range of fertility preservation methods are increasingly offered by clinicians, this systematic and comprehensive textbook dealing with the cryobiology, technology and clinical approach to this therapy will be essential reading to infertility specialists, embryologists, oncologists, cryobiologists, ObGyns, andrologists, and urologists with an interest in fertility preservation. Fertility Cryopreservation reviews all the techniques of this increasingly important field within reproductive medicine. It covers the basic principles of pertinent cryobiology, and contains major sections on the different therapies available, written by international specialists combining experience from both academic centers and commercial industries.

Fertility Cryopreservation reviews the techniques in this increasingly important field of reproductive medicine.

About the Author
Ri-Cheng Chian is Scientific Director at the McGill Reproductive Center, McGill University Health Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Patrick Quinn is Vice-President, Research and Development, Sage IVF, Coopersurgical Company, Trumbull, Connecticut, USA.


Book Information
ISBN 9780521517782
Author Ri-Cheng Chian
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 790g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 193mm * 18mm