Research Catalog

Title

IVF children : the first generation : assisted reproduction and child development / Alastair G. Sutcliffe.

Author

Sutcliffe, Alastair G.

Publication

Boca Raton : Parthenon Pub. Group, 2002.

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Details

Description

viii, 117 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "IVF Children: The First Generation: Assisted Reproduction and Child Development reviews the current knowledge about the physical and mental outcomes conceived through IVF techniques. The author examines all of the studies relevant to the development and well being of IVF children and discusses the results and implications of these studies from every angle. More importantly for the busy staff of fertility clinics, Dr.
• Sutcliffe explores how to interpret what is known from these studies to qualify the studies' validity and use their results. The author's blend of scientific theory and clinical outcomes makes IVF Children: The First Generation: Assisted Reproduction and Child Development the perfect handbook for counselling families."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Fertilization in Vitro
• Fertilization in vitro, Human
• Child development
• Child Development
• Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
• Human reproductive technology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. A brief overview of the development of in vitro fertilization, including reference to recent developments -- 2. A review of studies investigating outcome in IVF children -- 3. Children born after embryo cryopreservation -- 4. Children born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection -- 5. Some newer developments in assisted reproductive therapies and their possible implications for children -- 6. Some concluding thoughts.

ISBN

1842141236

LCCN

2002070365

OCLC

• ocm49672199
• SCSB-4793003

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries