Advances in ultrasound diagnostic methods, such as 3D and 4D color Doppler ultrasonography, contrast sonography, falloposcopic, hysteroscopic and laparoscopic diagnostic techniques, have now equipped the clinician with the tool to evaluate and treat female pelvic pathology on an outpatient basis and also perform assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures like embryo transfer with maximum ease and efficiency with an added cost-benefit ratio. Advances in 12genetic and molecular diagnostic techniques like polymerase chain reaction (PCR), PCR-based comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS), fluorescent in situ hybridization, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), array comparative genomic hybridization technique (aCGH), and blastomere biopsy, aided with computer-assisted scoring system (CASS) have now made the selection of morphologically and developmentally viable embryos a reality. Advances in ART such as motile sperm organelle morphology evaluation (MSOME), PICSI, intracytoplasmic morphologically-selected sperm injection (IMSI), embryoscopy, time-lapse videography to determine embryo cleavage, cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos, vitrification, in vitro oocyte maturation, and the identification of various early pregnancy molecular markers in the hands of experienced operators, have lead to more promising success rates, made infertility management more flexible and less time-constrained and alleviated the suffering of a majority of infertile patients. Carrying out the right investigations, making the right diagnosis, and using judgment and skill in the administration of new and apparently attractive therapy and technology, is an absolute necessity.

Infertility Management Made Easy®, a dedicated effort to platform the various causes of infertility, the investigations warranted, and the therapeutic approaches to management in the most efficacious method, after a successful first edition, now gives the reader a deeper and updated insight into the easy and skillful management of infertility. The significance of making the right therapeutic choice on the right patient at the right time on the basis of a sound diagnosis, in lieu of the hurdles that obstruct success and the complications that beset the practice of ART, reads loud and clear, much to the advantage of postgraduate medical students embarking on a career in infertility practice, treating physicians, nurses, and patients alike. I would like to congratulate Dr Sushma Deshmukh for her persistent efforts 13in airing the intended message through a panel of luminaries in the field of infertility, in well-designed chapters, that should go a long way in simplifying the management of infertility.

All sections of the book are self-explanatory. It ushers the basics of infertility, evaluation and management as well as the advanced up comings. I really appreciate the efforts taken by Dr Sushma Deshmukh to present the vast and complicated topic of infertility in simplified way. In a true sense, it is really Infertility Management Made Easy.

I have tried to make all the chapters easy along with addition of funny poems and rhymes. The chapters start from basic infertility evaluations, moves around important assets and ushers advantages of specific investigations, exploring the infertility problems and their solutions, advancing towards skills of assisted reproduction techniques.

Hence, infertility should be studied focusing couple evaluations, endocrinal problem exploration, ovulation induction, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy suggestions and assisted reproduction.

Working with the second edition was again a different task. But the support of the team has encouraged me a lot. My soul supporters are my husband Dr Sudhir Deshmukh, my kids Sushant and Suyash, my brothers Dr Satish Deshmukh and Dr Sanjay Deshmukh. My parents are a constant source of inspiration for me.

My computer assistant Vandana and Pritam deserves a special note, working tirelessly for the second edition. I cannot forget to mention the readers of this book worldwide. I received many phone calls from Afghanistan, UK, for the appraisal for the book. Even whenever, I go for the conferences across the world, I get compliments from many doctors who are unknown to me. I am really honored with this love of readers and confidence by the publisher on me.

Special thanks to world famous Hysteroscopist Professor Dr Osama Shawki who has provided his excellent videos for the book.