Meet the editor

Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff received his master's and doctoral degrees in Medical Biochemistry in 1971 and 1977, respectively, from Madras Medical College in Chennai, India. Devoted to teaching, Dr. Sheriff has taught in medical schools for 35 years and visited 45 countries while doing so. He has attended 46 international conferences and organized two international conferences in medical ethics in India. He is a lifetime member

of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Early Human Development; a member of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry, the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, and the National Academy of Medical Sciences in New Delhi; and a resource person for UNESCO for Medical and Bioethics. Dr. Sheriff has authored five books including a textbook on medical biochemistry with additional interest in human sexology. He has published editorials in the *British Journal of Sexology*, *Journal of Royal Society of Medicine*, and *Postgraduate Medical Journal*. He is a scientist, former Rotarian, and Citizen Ambassador and was selected for a Ford Foundation Fellowship.

Contents

*by Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff*

Oocyte Donation *by Mehmet Musa Aslan*

*and Raghavendra Bhatta*

*by Cicek Hocaoglu*

The Psychosocial Aspect of Infertility

*by Jessica Gorgui and Anick Bérard*

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 9** Medically Assisted Reproduction and the Risk of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 49** Cryopreservation of Oocytes and Embryos: Current Status and Opportunities

**Chapter 5 65**

Infertility, Assisted Methods of Reproduction and Hormonal Assays

*by Arindam Dhali, Atul P. Kolte, Ashish Mishra, Sudhir C. Roy* 
