Infertility in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Part I. Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Pathogenesis

1. Introduction
Stefano Palomba

2. Diagnostic Criteria for PCOS
Francesco Orio, Giovanna Muscogiuri

3. Anovulation in Women with PCOS
Ujvala Rao, Roy Homburg

4. Oocyte Quality in PCOS
Christine Decanter

5. Endometrial Receptivity in PCOS
Giuseppe Benagiano, Paola Bianchi, Ivo Brosens

6. Infertility and Subfertility Cofactors in Women with PCOS
Tal Shavit, Togas Tulandi

7. PCOS Phenotypes: Impact on Fertility
Enrico Carmina

8. Follicle Excess and Abnormalities in Women with PCOS: Pathophysiology, Assessment and Clinical Role
Agathe Dumont, Pauline Plouvier, Didier Dewailly

Part II. Medical Treatments

9. Antiestrogens
Richard S. Legro

10. Aromatase Inhibitors
Nivin Samara, Robert F. Casper

11. Insulin-Sensitising Drugs
Stefano Palomba, Angela Falbo, Giovanni Battista La Sala

12. Gonadotrophins
Sophie Christin-Maitre

Part III. Lifestyle Management and Other Treatment Approaches

13. Lifestyle Interventions and Natural and Assisted Reproduction in Patients with PCOS
Renato Pasquali

14. Dietary Supplements, Phytotherapy and Chinese Herbal Medicine in PCOS
Xiao-Ke Wu, Ernest HY Ng

15. Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling
Hatem Abu Hashim

16. Inositols
John E. Nestler, Antonio Simone Laganà

17. Acupuncture
Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Anna Benrick, Romina Fornes, Manuel Maliqueo

Part IV. Controlled Ovarian Stimulation and In Vitro Oocyte Maturation

18. Intrauterine Insemination
Madelon Wely

19. Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for In Vitro Fertilisation Cycles
Raoul Orvieto

20. In Vitro Oocyte Maturation
Melanie L. Walls

Part V. Integrated Strategies, Complications of Pregnancy, and Outlook

21. Integrated Strategies for Enhancement of Fertility in PCOS
Edwina Coghlan, Roger J. Hart

22. Complications of Pregnancy
Stefano Palomba, Bart C. J. M. Fauser

23. Conclusive Remarks and Future Perspectives
Stefano Palomba

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology