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Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Douglas T. Carrell C. Matthew Peterson ●
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Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Integrating Modern Clinical and Laboratory Practice
Editors Douglas T. Carrell, PhD, H.C.L.D. Professor of Surgery (Urology), Obstetrics and Gynecology and Physiology University of Utah School of Medicine Director of IVF and Andrology Laboratories Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, US
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C. Matthew Peterson, MD John A. Dixon Presidential Professor and Chair Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Utah School of Medicine Practice Director Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine Salt Lake City, UT
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ISBN 978-1-4419-1435-4 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-1436-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1436-1 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010922889 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
We dedicate this book to our mentors, students, residents, and fellows who have continually refreshed our excitement for reproductive medicine as we learn with them, and to our families who have sacrificed much to assist us in our professions.
Preface
More than 30 years after the birth of Louise Brown, the first child born as a result of in vitro fertilization, the practice of reproductive medicine has grown and evolved in a dramatic and profound fashion. Classical reproductive endocrinology and surgery remain important components of clinical practice, but they are joined with major developments in the laboratory and clinic that have opened the doors of therapy to millions. Furthermore, the