Reproductive medicine

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 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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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

'I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book' Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College London'A thorough, careful and unbiased assessment .

Getting Pregnant in the 1980s: New Advances in Infertility Treatment and Sex Preselection provides a comprehensive guide to the rapidly evolving field of reproductive medicine during a transformative decade.

Reprogenetic technologies, which combine the power of reproductive techniques with the tools of genetic science and technology, promise prospective parents a remarkable degree of control to pick and choose the likely characteristics of their offspring.

'With so much unregulated online information and apps on fertility awareness, not to mention unscientific myths that circulate in our culture, this book is a vital and precious resource.

Penile implants have been an effective treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) for more than 40 years.

THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ORGANIZED MIND 'Everyone we know needs this remarkable book .

Collection of practical articles on cutting-edge topics, reviewing clinical information and looking ahead to practice over the next five years.

Understanding immunology is increasingly important in obstetrics and gynecology.

This textbook presents essential and accessible information about human embryology including practical information on human health issues and recent advances in human reproductive technology.

Practical, evidence-based review of all factors that can affect the endometrium and influence implantation success rates.

Get Through MRCOG Part 1, Second Edition, provides a selection of questions covering the basic and applied sciences relevant to the clinical practice of obstetrics and gynaecology and mapped to the RCOG Knowledge Areas in the MCQ style.

This book provides a resource of current understandings about various aspects of the biology of spermatogonia in mammals.

This book is a critical analysis of the technologies of identity-formation in governmental family planning policy.

Reproductive technologies to assist in both human conception and animal breeding are increasingly in demand.