Reproductive medicine

Testosterone provides the most comprehensive source of information on testosterone and its role in physiology and pathology.

Women live longer than men and one-third of the female population in Western societies is aged over 50.

A complete guide to sperm retrieval methods performed for men with azoospermia, aimed at andrologists and male fertility specialists.

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.

Winner of the British Medical Association Popular Medicine Book AwardShortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award 2021 'Illuminating and consoling' JULIA SAMUEL, author of GRIEF WORKS Though approximately one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage, pregnancy loss remains a rarely talked about, under-researched, and largely misunderstood area of women's health.

A comprehensive guide for trainee embryologists and medical students in the specialized techniques and technology of assisted reproduction.

Based on the Oxford University postgraduate degree program, this book guides students through the multidisciplinary syllabus essential to ART laboratory practice.

Spermatogenesis involves the coordination of a number of signaling pathways, which culminate into production of sperm.

As our understanding of the human body broadens, so does the need for a comprehensive text that encompasses all aspects of human development.

The potential impact of work being conducted in genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics upon clinical practice for gynecologists is immense but not yet completely appreciated.

This book features short, practical, evidence-based chapters on a wide range of treatments and strategies to help optimize IVF outcomes.

This cutting-edge text for surgeons specializing in Reproductive Medicine details how the latest minimally invasive developments impact on operations in their repertoire.

In 2018 the first genetically modified babies were reportedly born in China, made possible by the invention of CRISPR technology in 2012.

This book presents the contemporary history and dynamics of Mexican midwifery - professional, (post)modern or autonomous, traditional and Indigenous - as profoundly political and embedded in differing societal stratifications.

The aim of this book is twofold: to promote an awareness of cultural differences in connection with sexual medicine among health care providers, and to demonstrate how such differences are relevant to the care and treatment of patients with sexual issues.

This book offers a comprehensive roadmap for determining when and how to regulate risky reproductive technologies on behalf of future children.

Based on the Oxford University postgraduate degree program, this book guides students through the multidisciplinary syllabus essential to ART laboratory practice.

Désirer un enfant est la chose la plus compréhensible et partagée au monde.

This volume looks at the state-of-the-science in stem cells, discusses the current challenges, and examines the new directions the field is taking.

Over the last hundred years, pregnancy and childbirth has become increasingly safe - yet it is still a site of risk, and a contested ground on which health professionals and pregnant women both face high costs of error.

The Biotechnology Act in Norway, one of the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination.

A comprehensive account of the human male gamete covering sperm production, maturation, and function, and their effects on fertility and assisted reproduction.

Focusing on reproductive and sexual justice, this important book explores in detail both the challenges that trans people face when negotiating reproductive and sexual health in restrictive social contexts, and their agency in advocating for change.

Although there are far more opportunities for LGBTQ people to become parents than there were before the 1990s, attention to the reproductive challenges LGBTQ families face has not kept pace.

In 2004, the Assisted Human Reproduction Act was passed by the Parliament of Canada.

The present volume of the book series Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology brings together current reviews from leading experts to address the diversity of placentation by which species establish and maintain pregnancy.

The most common abnormal growth of the female reproductive system, fibroids, are thought to affect the majority of women at some point during their reproductive years.

The Physiological Effects of Ageing is a comprehensive resource for all nurses working with older people, enabling them to apply their knowledge of the ageing process to their practice, and, in doing so, enhance care delivery.

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Major advances in genetics, immunology, and endocrinology have necessitated a new edition of this best-selling text.

Fully revised and updated with the most current information, the third edition of this practical clinical text covers all aspects of the rapidly advancing field of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT).

October 15, 1951 marks the birthday of one of the key episodes in 20th century social history: the first synthesis of a steroid oral contraceptive in a small laboratory in Mexico City - an event that triggered the development of the Pill.

This authoritative text for those training in Sexual Medicine now returns in a new edition that builds on what clinicians found most useful in the previous editions - physical and psychological background knowledge and all relevant treatments, combined with psychological therapies, principles, and case examples applied to common problems.

This assessment of Britain's influential 14 day rule governing embryo research explores how and why it became the de facto global standard for research into human fertilisation and embryology, arguing that its influence and stability offers valuable lessons for successful biological translation.

Inspired by Carlos Beyer's 50 years of pioneering research and influence on his students and colleagues, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology builds upon Beyer's fundamental discoveries and concepts as well as their widespread implications.

A comprehensive and practical account of how to set up and run a successful IUI and ovulation induction program.

This book provides a comprehensive overview for those interested in research and promoting sexual health in older people, as well as a "e;go-to"e; guide on the topic of sexual behaviour in older adults.

If you need help having a baby, reproductive technology can supply the answer.

This contemporary account illustrates the breadth of vision needed to tackle the problem of male fertility.

Originally published in 1982 Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Tudor and Stuart England traces the development of obstetrics and gynaecology over the past two centuries.

In species with internal fertilization, sperm competition occurs when the sperm of two or more males simultaneously occupy the reproductive tract of a female and compete to fertilize an egg (Parker, 1970).

Over the last hundred years, pregnancy and childbirth has become increasingly safe - yet it is still a site of risk, and a contested ground on which health professionals and pregnant women both face high costs of error.

Pre-eclampsia, a complication of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and/or edema and/or proteinuria, can have profound effects on the mother as well as the unborn fetus and even threaten their lives.

This book is a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis, investigation, counselling and management of fetal abnormalities and disorders.

This comprehensive manual aids navigation of the complex process of oocyte retrieval and preparation, with tips for optimizing outcomes.

In the mid-1990s, the international community pronounced prenatal sex selection via abortion an act of violence against women and unethical.

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

A clinical handbook on gestational surrogacy, with thorough guidance for clinicians involved in global third-party reproductive treatment.

Extensively illustrated handbook covering the procedures that are undertaken in andrology and ART laboratories to analyse and assess male-factor infertility.