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Preface to the first edition

Louise Brown, the world’s first baby conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), was born on July 25, 1978, in Oldham, England. Since then, in a relatively short time in terms of scientific evolution, over 4 million babies have been born worldwide from IVF treatment.

IVF and other assisted reproduction techniques (ART) involve counseling, medical, surgical and laboratory steps, all contributing to the eventual potential success of the process. As sure as night follows day, at each step various challenges could be encountered.

The aim of this book is to stimulate resourceful thinking in the ART practitioner when dealing with those challenges, by outlining various management options, the reasoning behind them, and the evidence on which they are based. The practitioner would then be better equipped to choose the most suitable solution that best fits the needs of each particular patient.

Khaldoun Sharif, Amman, JordanArri Coomarasamy, Birmingham, UK2012