Chapter 5 – Unexplained Infertility
Abstract It is estimated that infertility affects 1 in 7 heterosexual couples trying for a child in the United Kingdom. The main causes of infertility are as follows [Figure 5.1]…
Chapter 3 – Investigation of Male Infertility
Abstract Male factor infertility is a contributory factor for approximately 50% of couples that present seeking investigation and treatment for infertility, either in isolation (25%) or in combination with a…
Chapter 2 – Epidemiology of Infertility
Abstract Infertility is defined by WHO-ICMART as a disease of the reproductive system defined as the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 of more months of regular unprotected…
Chapter 1 – The Patient’s Perspective
Abstract A good fertility clinic is about more than success rates, and a good fertility specialist has an understanding of fertility problems which goes beyond the clinical aspects of patient…
32 – Complete Heart Block in a Pregnant Patient
32 Complete Heart Block in a Pregnant Patient Anita Macnab and Kirsty MacLennan Scenario in a Nutshell Complete heart block in patient for TOP with known Mobitz type II requiring…
33 – Cardioversion in a Pregnant Patient with Corrected Tetralogy of Fallot
33 Cardioversion in a Pregnant Patient with Corrected Tetralogy of Fallot Kailash Bhatia Scenario in a Nutshell Patient with known repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) suffers new-onset, regular, narrow complex…
24 – General Anaesthesia and Failed Intubation in a Category 1 Caesarean Section
24 General Anaesthesia and Failed Intubation in a Category 1 Caesarean Section Richard McGuire and Sharon Smith This chapter contains two scenarios relating to general anaesthesia for a category 1…
30 – Chest Pain in a Pregnant Patient
30 Chest Pain in a Pregnant Patient Shahid Karim and Sarah Vause Scenario in a Nutshell Coronary artery dissection presenting to A+E. Stage 1: Initial assessment of chest pain in…
36 – Obstetric Trauma
36 Obstetric Trauma John Butler Scenario in a Nutshell Obstetric trauma with injury to chest, abdomen and pelvis. Stage 1: A front-seat passenger in a road traffic accident (RTA) arrives…
35 – Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Postpartum Patient
35 Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Postpartum Patient Craig Carroll and Daniel Holsgrove Scenario in a Nutshell Postpartum headache and seizure from subarachnoid haemorrhage. Stage 1: Fitting patient with prior history…
