Human reproduction, growth and development

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In their desperate quest for conception, thousands of infertile couples from around the world travel to the global in vitro fertilization (IVF) hub of Dubai.

Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy?

The Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Medicine and Family Planning, second edition provides essential practical information in the care of the adolescent and reproductive age females and males.

This book provides insight into the transformative impact of data-driven approaches on reproductive health.

This book is an up-to-date comprehensive resource on the names (scientific, English and vernacular) of the mammals of South Asia.

The short lifetime of digital technologies means that generational identities are difficult to establish around any particular technologies let alone around more far-reaching socio-technological 'revolutions'.

This college-level handbook offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of sociological and cultural perspectives on the human body.

This book discusses medicine from an ethical perspective, whereas books on medical ethics more commonly present ethics from a bio-medical standpoint.

This volume comprehensively focuses on polycystic ovary, metabolic syndrome and obesity and their impact on women's health, reproduction and quality of life from adolescence to old age.

The first edition of The Endometrium was a landmark publishing event in reproductive biology and medicine.

Fully revised new edition highlighting the scientific and clinical advances in the field of developmental origins of health and disease.

Forms of embodied labor, such as surrogacy and participation in clinical trials, are central to biomedical innovation, but they are rarely considered as labor.

Cases that will challenge reproductive medicine practitioners at all stages in their careers, reinforcing diagnostic skill and guiding treatment.

While women are generally perceived to be less competitive than men, women compete in many ways and in a variety of situations.

Now in an updated edition, this is the most comprehensive book on modern ultrasound imaging in assisted reproductive technology (ART) and reproductive medicine.

Challenging Concepts in Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a case-based guide to difficult scenarios faced in both fields, covering many of the major sub-speciality areas of each.

Among the many recent advances in assisted reproduction therapies (ART), improved technologies for identifying viable oocytes, sperm, and embryos are of primary importance.

The first book to focus on the role of Southern Asia and Australia in our understanding of modern human origins and the expansion of Homo sapiens.

Compiled by two experts in Reproductive Medicine, with contributions from internationally respected specialists, this innovative text lets the whole team in Reproductive Medicine get literally on the same page.

John Gray has become a publishing phenomenon.

This book brings together genetics, reproductive biology and medicine for an integrative view of the emerging specialism of reproductive genetics.

Non-Invasive Sperm Selection for In Vitro Fertilization summarizes and discusses the relevant literature on the various advanced sperm selection methods used in modern Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART).

Social work education has recently undergone major changes, with anti-discriminatory practice being a high priority area in professional training.

The Routledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health is the authoritative reference work on important, leading-edge developments in the domains of women's sexual and reproductive health.

Global experts present thought-provoking debates on over 50 topics in reproductive medicine, one of modern healthcare''s most controversial areas.

Progestins play a key role in reproductive endocrinology and as pharmaceutical drugs for contraception and in combined hormone therapy.

Have you ever wondered why some sixty-year-olds look and feel like forty-year-olds, and why some forty-year-olds look and feel like sixty-year-olds?

Analyzes various reproductive and gynecological disorders encountered in the care of women who do not wish to conceive, as well as those who have difficulty with conception, early pregnancy, and menopause.

Since the late nineteenth century, medicine has sought to foster the birth of healthy children by attending to the bodies of pregnant women, through what we have come to call prenatal care.

This book address fundamental questions of human development, revisiting old questions and applying original empirical findings.

The scope of environmental impact on reproduction is very large.

Here are 120 multiple choice questions on family planning and reproductive health care.

Based on the gold standard procedures and protocols developed at Boston IVF, this new edition of a bestselling text continues to provide a structured approach to treating the infertile couple that can be of benefit to the gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist, and reproductive medicine nurse alike.

This book examines the clinical and laboratory complications and impacts of assisted reproductive technology from patient preparation to birth.

Forewords by Kathy French and Kevin Miles Respectively Sexual Health Advisor, Royal College of Nursing; Nurse Specialist, Margaret Pyke Centre, London, Hon.

Infertility Comics and Graphic Medicine examines women's graphic memoirs on infertility, foregrounding the complex interrelationship between women's life writing, infertility studies, and graphic medicine.

The book elucidates a practical method for prenatal screening and detecting Down syndrome in a simple and easy-to-understand language.

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This important and exciting atlas shows with unprecedented resolution the development of the human embryo from fertilization to the end of pre-implantation development.

This extensively updated and revised edition of In Vitro Fertilization: The A.

Originally published in 1997 Evolutionary Change addresses the somatic mechanism of change.

This text offers an up-to-date, evidence-based overview of a challenging disease, which affects one in ten women and is often compounded by delayed diagnosis and significant impact on quality of life.

An ultrasound imaging guide for use in assisted reproduction, heavily illustrated, with practical tips for obtaining high-quality images.

This book provides insight into the transformative impact of data-driven approaches on reproductive health.

Sperm DNA damage is common and has been associated with reduced rates of conception, impaired embryonic development and increased risk of miscarriage.