ABSTRACT
Replacing and superseding all other works in this area, Dr. Lucinda L. Veeck's An Atlas of Human Gametes and Conceptuses is the only book now in print that shows the typical and atypical morphology of human oocytes, sperm, and preembryos collected and cultured during the course of in vitro fertilization treatment. Brilliantly illustrated with hundreds of original photographs in color as well as black and white, the book also details and fully illustrates specific new reproductive technologies and provides the reader with both a glossary and a concise history of in vitro fertilization. Includes bibliographic references and index.
Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Section 1: A review of human gametes and conceptuses; Gamete maturation. The human oocyte. The human spermatozoon. The sperm-penetrated human oocyte. The cleaving human preembryo. Preembryo grading and degree of cytoplasmic fragmentation. Preembryos with the ability to implant. Abnormal morphology of the human oocyte and conceptus. Cryopreservation. Assisted fertilization by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Assisted hatching and fragment removal. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Epilogue. Appendix. Section 2: Human gametes and conceptuses illustrated. Index.
