BOOK REVIEW

Abstract

Serhal P, Overton C, editors. Good Clinical Practice in Assisted Reproduction. Foreword by Bob Edwards, 348 pages. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0521000912 paperback. Price: GBP 40.00 ‘Good clinical practice in assisted reproduction’ edited by Paul Serhal and Caroline Overton is an easily read and still comprehensive book covering all kind of infertility investigations and infertility treatment with its main focus on assisted reproduction techniques. The 348 pages are divided in 20 different chapters, all written by well-known authors with special interest in that particular field. The different chapters cover areas as infertility investigation of females and males, IVF and ICSI, new techniques for sperm retrieval in azoospermic males and gamete donation and surrogacy. It also deals with clinical applications of preimplantation genetic diagnosis and preimplantation genetic aneuploidy screening as well as with side effects of ART, for example ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and multiple pregnancy. Additionally, there is a welcomed chapter concerning counselling in ART and another concerning ethical aspects of infertility treatment, areas that are seldom covered in the literature. The book is a valuable tool for doctors as well as nurses and embryologists working in the field of reproductive medicine. It can be recommended not only for specialists in training but also for more experienced specialists working with ART.