Fertility and Sterility: The Proceedings of the XIth World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Dublin, June 1983, held under the Auspices of the International Federation of Fertility Societies

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Inaugural Address: trends and prospects for research on fertility and sterility in the 1980s....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Physiology of tubal function....Pages 157-162
The epidemiology of salpingitis....Pages 163-173
Pelviscopic therapy for tubal disease....Pages 175-188
Prevention of postoperative adhesions....Pages 189-200
Immunological aspects of implantation....Pages 203-206
The nature of the placental immunological barrier....Pages 207-214
Mechanisms regulating LHRH release: implications for fertility regulation....Pages 15-23
Medical castration in men: the first clinical application of LHRH agonists....Pages 25-39
Reproductive releasing hormones — the future....Pages 41-48
The physiological basis of the fertile period....Pages 51-58
Biochemical methods for predicting ovulation....Pages 59-69
Ultrasound and follicular development....Pages 71-76
Biological methods of identifying the fertile period....Pages 77-92
A critical review of natural family planning studies....Pages 93-105
Current status of human in vitro fertilization....Pages 109-120
Events leading to fertilization in mammals....Pages 121-131
Early human embryology....Pages 133-138
Organization of an in vitro fertilization programme....Pages 139-143
Clinical experiences with in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programmes....Pages 145-154
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Lactation and birth spacing: an overview....Pages 319-323
Clinical, hormonal and ultrasonic indicators of returning fertility after childbirth....Pages 325-334
Steroidal contraception and lactation....Pages 337-349
Birth intervals — demographic factors....Pages 351-355
The infertile couple and the gynaecologist: psychosocial and emotional aspects....Pages 359-368
Stress in infertile couples....Pages 369-376
Psychosexual problems in infertility....Pages 377-384
Problems of adoption....Pages 385-395
Psychosocial aspects of fertility control....Pages 397-403
Detection of immunoreactive materials in body fluids....Pages 215-221
Immunological methods of birth control....Pages 223-231
The treatment of immunologically conditioned infertility....Pages 233-241
Social and political factors in fertility control....Pages 407-410
Population trends and prospects....Pages 411-415
Epididymal function....Pages 245-253
Gossypol....Pages 255-268
New approaches to female fertility regulation — an overview....Pages 271-289
Recent progress in the use of copper IUDs....Pages 291-299
Steroid-releasing vaginal rings: a review....Pages 301-309
Postcoital contraception: experiences with ethinyloestradiol/norgestrel and levonorgestrel only....Pages 311-316
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Fertility, population and development....Pages 417-423
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Workshop on the standardized investigation of the infertile couple....Pages 427-442
Monoclonal antibodies in human reproduction....Pages 443-448
Therapeutic approaches to male infertility....Pages 449-451
Artificial insemination....Pages 453-455
Luteal-phase insufficiency....Pages 457-460
Secondary sterility....Pages 461-464
Sexually transmitted diseases and infertility....Pages 465-468
Genetics in reproduction....Pages 469-472
Occupational hazards in reproductive health....Pages 473-474
Principles of training in human reproduction....Pages 475-479
Front Matter....Pages 481-481
Introduction: prolactinomas and pregnancy....Pages 485-487
Medical investigation of abnormal prolactin states....Pages 489-496
Neuroradiology of prolactinomas....Pages 497-507
The outcome of pituitary exploration in patients with hyperprolactinaemic infertility....Pages 509-514
Medical treatment of prolactinomas....Pages 515-520
Surveillance of Parlodel (bromocriptine) in pregnancy and offspring....Pages 521-526
Prolactinomas in pregnancy....Pages 527-531
Pre-treatment evaluation of ovarian infertility....Pages 535-545
Hyperprolactinaemic infertility: some considerations on medical management....Pages 547-559
Front Matter....Pages 481-481
Lisuride — a new drug for treatment of hyperprolactinaemic disorders....Pages 561-573
Benefits and risks of hormonal contraception — interpretation....Pages 575-580
Towards safer oral contraception....Pages 581-583
The influence of the triphasic pill and a desogestrel-containing combination pill on some physical, biochemical and hormonal parameters: a preliminary report....Pages 585-593
Clinical comparison between a monophasic preparation and a triphasic preparation....Pages 595-603
Comparative study of lipid metabolism and endocrine function in women receiving levonorgestrel-and desogestrel-containing oral contraceptives....Pages 605-611
Serum glycosylated proteins as a measure of carbohydrate metabolism in users of oral contraceptives....Pages 615-621
Androgenic, oestrogenic and antioestrogenic effects of desogestrel and lynestrenol alone: effects on serum proteins, sex hormones and vaginal cytology....Pages 623-630
Influence of a desogestrel/ethinyloestradiol combination pill on sex hormone binding globulin and plasma androgens....Pages 631-636
Comparative haematological effects of new ethinyloestradiol-progestogen combinations....Pages 637-642
Oestroprogestogens and serum lipoproteins....Pages 643-652
Cycle control and modern contraception: some relevant aspects....Pages 653-662
Studies with desogestrel for fertility regulation....Pages 663-671
Introductory remarks....Pages 675-676
Adolescent sexual behaviour....Pages 677-685
Adolescent health services....Pages 687-694
Teenage contraception — a Canadian perspective....Pages 695-697
Teenage pregnancy and abortion....Pages 699-710
Back Matter....Pages 711-726