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This comprehensive and accessible book is designed specifically for nurses working in reproductive health and infertility medicine. Written by experts in the field, it aims to provide nurses, a clear, practical, and clinically grounded guide to fertility and assisted conception. It fills an important knowledge gap and serves as a practical and evidence-based valuable resource for nurses in all areas of fertility medicine.
Covering core topics such as reproductive anatomy and endocrinology, common causes of infertility and assisted reproductive technologies, the book bridges the gap between theory and clinical application. The fertility nurse plays a key role in providing care to those trying to conceive. Their role involves investigation, treatment, and management of early pregnancy through informed, compassionate, and evidence-based practice. There is currently a lack of books tailored to nurses in the fertility sector. This is the very first book on infertility care specifically for nurses. Infertility is a growing field, with 2 million IVF cycles worldwide in 2000, 5 million IVFs done in 2010, 10 million in 2020, 15 million in 2025, 50 million by 2035, and 150 million IVF cycles worldwide by 2050. This trend will result in a significant increase in nursing requirements in this field. There is no nursing training for infertility and IVF, and most nurses learn on the job. It is often a slow process, taking 6 or more months to develop a mild understanding of what is a very complex field.
This book reflects current standards of care and multidisciplinary practice, making it relevant across diverse healthcare settings. Key learning points, and reflective prompts support continuous professional development and enhance clinical decision-making. An essential reference for both trainee and experienced nurses, this book aims to empower practitioners to deliver safe, compassionate, and high-quality care in the evolving field of reproductive health and infertility medicine, equipping readers with the knowledge and confidence required in modern practice.
Dr Mausumi Das is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) accredited Sub-Specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. She completed her post-graduate specialisation in obstetrics and gynaecology and was awarded a certificate of completion of training by the RCOG, UK. She subsequently undertook a two-year sub-speciality fellowship program in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She was awarded a research doctorate by the University of London for her research on factors influencing folliculogenesis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. She was awarded an MPH degree in Epidemiology by Harvard University, USA. She is currently a consultant in Reproductive Medicine at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK and honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College, London and at the University of Glasgow, UK. She is enthusiastic about teaching and regularly teaches MSc and BSc students of Reproductive Sciences at Imperial College, London. She is an RCOG preceptor for the Management of Subfertility training module and is the British Fertility Society Training Committee module lead for Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr Das is the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in the field of reproductive medicine and infertility. She is the editor of the book ‘Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, volume 28.’ and is on the editorial board of several international journals. She has presented her work at numerous international and national conferences. She has extensive experience and expertise in fertility, reproductive endocrinology, IVF, polycystic ovary syndrome, fertility preservation for cancer patients, male fertility and recurrent implantation failure. She is deeply committed to improving women's reproductive health through the development and implementation of high-quality, evidence-based clinical guidance and shared learning.
Dr Michael H Dahan is an ABOG certified REI and OB GYN physician. He went to medical school at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, performed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Long Island College Hospital of the State University of New York at Down State and trained in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of California at San Diego. He is currently an Associate Professor at McGill University. He was previously on faculty at Washington University in St Louis and was a Women’s’ Reproductive Health Research Scholar (WRHR) at Stanford University. He was a past Co-Chair of the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and infertility (SREI) Associates Committee. Dr Dahan has published extensively with over 300 peer-reviewed publications and a similar number of meeting abstracts. He has presented internationally and nationally over 200 times. He is the Editor and Chief of the Journal Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology and is one of the editors of the “Handbook of Current and Novel Protocols for the Treatment of Infertility” and the textbook “In-vitro Maturation Of Human Oocytes: The McGill Protocols”. He first described pituitary injury due to vasospasm, known as Dahan’s syndrome. He has had over 180 newspaper articles describing his research findings. Has had over 1.3 million dollars in research grants. He was the 2008 recipient of the R. Howard Webster Award for Research, the 2025 King Charles Coronation Medal and is a member of Sigma-Xi, the scientific honors society.
| Publication Date: | 10 September 2026 |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| ISBN-13: | 9783032243713 |
| Format: | Paperback softback |
| Page Count: | 370 |