Reading list

Last update: November 2023

Books

Clinical Gynecologic endocrinology and infertility (8th edition, 2014). Speroff L, Class RH, Kase NG; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Philadelphia, USA

Print ISBN: 978-0781779685

eText ISBN: 978-1469834504

Part I Reproductive Physiology

Chapter 3: The ovary – Embryology and Development (Complete chapter)

Chapter 4: The uterus (The following sections can be skipped: ‘A Teleological Theory of Endometrial Menstrual Events’; ‘The uterus is an endocrine organ’; ‘Reproductive function of Leiomyomas’; ‘Medical treatment of Leiomyomas’; p135-143 and p150-155)

Chapter 6: Regulation of the Menstrual cycle (Complete chapter)

Chapter 7: Sperm and Egg Transport, Fertilization and Implantation (Only the following sections: ‘Sperm transport’, ‘Egg transport’; p243-252 and the summaries on p253, p258-259, p268)

Chapter 8: The endocrinology of pregnancy (Only the following sections: ‘Progesterone’, ‘human Chorionic Gonadotrophin’; p270-273 and p287-291)

Part II Clinical endocrinology

!NEW! Chapter 11: Amenorrhea (Only the following sections: ‘Hypothalamic Amenorrhea’, ‘Eating Disorders’, ‘Exercise and Amenorrhea’; p. 485-492)

Chapter 20: Reproduction and the Thyroid (The following sections can be skipped: ‘Functional changes with aging’, ‘Thyroid function tests’, ‘Osteoporosis and excessive thyroxine’, ‘Thyroid nodules and from Thyroid physiology in the fetus and the neonate’; p887-889, p895-898)

Part IV Infertility

Chapter 27: Female Infertility (The following section can be skipped: ‘Epidemiology of infertility in the US’; p1138-1139)

Chapter 30: Male Infertility (Complete chapter)

Chapter 32: Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Complete chapter)

Chapter 33: Ectopic Pregnancy (The following section can be skipped: ‘Unusual types’; p1408-1412)

Appendix I: Interpreting Epidemiologic Reports (Complete appendix)

!New version! In-Vitro Fertilization (4th edition, 2020). Elder K and Dale B; Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK.

Print ISBN: 978-1108441810

eText ISBN: 978-1108594387

Chapter 2: Endocrine Control of Reproduction (Complete chapter)

Chapter 3: Gametes and gametogenesis (Complete chapter)

Chapter 4: Gamete interaction (Complete chapter)

Chapter 5: First stages of development (Only the following section: ‘Pre-implantation development’; p97-105)

Chapter 6: Implantation and early stages of fetal development (Complete chapter)

Chapter 10: Sperm and ART (The following section can be skipped: ‘Sperm preparation for ICSI/IMSI’; p204-206)

Chapter 11: Oocyte retrieval and embryo culture (Complete chapter)

Chapter 12: Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos (The following section can be skipped: ‘Principles of cryobiology’; p254-259)

Chapter 13: Micromanipulation techniques (Only the following sections: ‘Introduction’; ‘ICSI: genetic implications’, ‘surgical sperm retrieval’, ‘indications for ICSI’; ‘IMSI’; ‘Assisted Hatching’; p284-287, p297-298)

Chapter 14: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (Complete chapter)

Chapter 15: Epigenetics and assisted reproduction (Complete chapter)

Essentials of Nursing Research (8th edition, 2014) Denise Polit & Cheryl Tatano Beck; Wolters Kluwer Health/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Philadelphia, USA

Print ISBN: 978-1451176797

Chapter 3: Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research (Only the following section: ‘summary points’, p59-60)

Chapter 5: Ethics in research (Only the following sections: ‘summary points’, p96; 'informed consent' and 'confidentiality of procedures', p87-89)

Chapter 7: Finding and reviewing research: Evidence in the literature (Only the following sections: ‘summary points’, p130; 'locating relevant literature for a research review', p118-124)

Chapter 10: Sampling and data collection in quantitative studies (Only the following sections: ‘summary points’, p130; 'sample size in quantitative studies', p181-182; 'self-reports', p184-189)

Chapter 11: Measurements and data quality (only the following sections: ‘summary points’ p212)

Chapter 12: Statistical analysis of quantitative data (Only the following section: ‘tips on reading text with statistical information’, p240-242)

Practical Gynecological Ultrasound (2nd edition, 2006) Jane Bates, Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK.

Print ISBN: 978-0521674508

Chapter 2: Practical equipment operation and technique (Complete chapter)

Chapter 7: Ultrasound and fertility (Complete chapter)

Documents of ESHRE and other organisations

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ESHRE ART fact sheet (November 2023, Complete document)
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ESHRE endometriosis guideline (Human Reproduction Open publication only)
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ESHRE Good practice recommendations for information provision for those involved in reproductive donation (Human Reproduction Open publication)
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ESHRE psychology guideline (Summary document only)
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ESHRE POI guideline (Summary document only)
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!NEW! ESHRE Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Guideline (Update 2022) (Recommendations only, page 7-15)
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ESHRE revised guidelines for good practice in IVF laboratories (Full document)
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ESHRE Special Interest Group of Embryology and Alpha Scientists in Reproductive Medicine. The Vienna consensus: report of an expert meeting on the development of art laboratory performance indicators. Hum Reprod Open. 2017 Aug;2017(2):1-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hox011 (Recommendations of the expert panel only, p. 9-17).
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ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law. Gamete and embryo donation. Hum Reprod. 2002 May;17(5):1407-8. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.5.1407
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EU Tissues and Cells Directive (Complete document)
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Genital Examination in Women A resource for skills development and assessment. Royal College of Nursing (2020), London, UK.
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ICMART glossary (Complete document)
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!NEW! Recommendations from the 2023 international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (HR paper only)
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Recommendations for good practice in ultrasound: oocyte pick up (Human Reproduction Open paper only)
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Shenfield F, Pennings G, Cohen J, Devroey P, de Wert G, Tarlatzis B; ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law. ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 10: surrogacy. Hum Reprod. 2005 Oct;20(10):2705-7. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei147
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The Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists) (Only recommendations and tables)
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!NEW! Managing chromosomal mosaicism in a PGT workflow (Two-page summary document only)
!NEW! ESGO/ESHRE/ESGE Guidelines for the fertility-sparing treatment of patients with endometrial carcinoma (HR Open paper only)
!NEW! ESHRE Good practice recommendations on recurrent implantation failure (HR Open paper only)
!NEW! ESHRE Evidence-based guideline on Unexplained Infertility (HR paper only)
!NEW! Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine (HR paper only)

Research papers

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Alper MM Experience with ISO quality control in assisted reproductive technology. Fertil Steril. 2013 Dec;100(6):1503-8. doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.055.