News concerning human reproduction

New book (July 2026)

A new book, Reproductive Medicine (in Czech), is currently being published by GRADA Publishing House. It has 772 pages and 34 chapters written by a total of 20 authors from Masaryk University, Charles University, Ostrava University, the Institute of Postgraduate Education in Healthcare and the companies Eurofertil CZ a.s., EUROPE IVF International s.r.o., GENNET s.r.o., IVF Cube SE, M2A partners, PRONATAL s.r.o. and REPROMEDA s.r.o.

Authors' collective

PhDr. Jana Březinová

prof. MUDr. Pavel Calda, CSc.

MUDr. Karin Černá

Mgr. Anna De Bayas Sanchez

doc. Mgr. Věra Franková, Ph.D. et Ph.D.

doc. MUDr. Jiří Hanáček, Ph.D.

Mgr. Miroslav Horňák, Ph.D.

MUDr. Lenka Hromadová

RNDr. Renata Hüttelová, Ph.D., MBA

MUDr. Monika Koudová, MBA

Mgr. David Kubíček, Ph.D., MBA

MUDr. Richard Lachčina

MUDr. Zdeněk Laštůvka, Ph.D.

MUDr. Nicole Mardešičová, MHA

RNDr. Eva Oráčová, Ph.D.

Mgr. Martin Schimmer

RNDr. Gabriela Tauwinklová

prof. MUDr. Pavel Trávnik, DrSc.

MUDr. Kateřina Veselá, Ph.D.

MUDr. Libor Zámečník, Ph.D., FEBU, FECSM, MBA

Content

01. Hormones involved in reproduction and central regulation of reproductive functions

02. Physiology of female reproduction

03. Physiology of male reproduction

04. Fertilization, early embryonic development and embryo implantation

05. Fertility disorders in women

06. Fertility disorders in men

07. The influence of gamete quality on the outcome of assisted reproduction treatment

08. Genetic examination in fertility disorders

09. Gynecological examination in fertility disorders

10. The role of immunity in reproduction

11. Indications and use of assisted reproduction methods

12. Methods of assisted reproduction

13. Surgical treatment of female infertility

14. Ovarian stimulation

15. Ovarian puncture

16. Laboratory examination of ejaculate

17. Treatment of male infertility

18. Techniques for preparing sperm for fertilization

19. In vitro fertilization techniques and their indications

20. Methods of culture in vitro

21. Selection of a quality embryo

22. Modern methods of preconceptional genetic testing

23. Preimplantation genetic testing

24. Indications and interpretation of preimplantation genetic testing

25. Methods of cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, their importance and success

26. Embryo transfer and factors influencing its success

27. Quality indicators in the embryology laboratory

28. Immunomodulatory therapy in reproductive medicine

29. Pregnancy after assisted reproduction

30. Procedures for resolving complications of assisted reproduction

31. Oncofertility

32. Psychological aspects of reproductive medicine

33. Ethical aspects of reproductive medicine

34. Legal aspects of reproductive medicine

New patent (July 2026)

Advances in preimplantation and prenatal testing are brought by a new patent just granted to REPROMEDA s.r.o. Its author is Mgr. Miroslav Horňák, Ph.D. The patented method significantly improves the diagnostic capabilities of chromosome disorders and aneuploidies.

The method allows you to determine whether trisomies (genetic defects where a chromosome is present in cells in three copies instead of two) detected in a sample from preimplantation or prenatal testing are of meiotic (arising during the development of sperm or egg) or mitotic (arising during early embryonic development) origin. The procedure is suitable for examining trisomy of any chromosome or multiple chromosomes with the exception of the Y chromosome.

It also allows you to detect triploidy (a condition where an embryo has three sets of chromosomes instead of two, one from the mother and one from the father).

The examination does not require the simultaneous examination of a sample from one or both parents, which is important for the organization of the examination and laboratory work.

The method is based on the finding that in meiotic trisomy or triploidy, chromosome segments have a higher value of heterozygosity and a lower frequency of homozygous DNA markers (this means that chromosomes have more different DNA segments than in the normal state).

The method is already successfully used in practice.

Jun 2026
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Thursday	2	9	16	23	30
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