Human reproduction, growth and development

Brings together different disciplinary perspectives and new empirical insights to explore the regulation of assisted reproduction around the world.

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.

This unique book provides expert advice on all the different aspects related to fertility preservation for age related infertility.

This book uniquely explores American cultural values as a factor in maternal health.

This well-illustrated, user-friendly text offers a succinct overview of complex surgical sparing management of reproductive pelvic disorders, designed for the reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist and general gynecologist.

Presents invaluable data on both open and closed vitrification techniques, and the consequences of either method for survival rates.

This 2007 edition is a thorough update on the causes and effective medical management of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Cryopreservation of oocytes, sperm, and ovarian and testicular tissues, as well as embryos, is one of the most critical procedures to preserve the reproductive capacity of individuals.

Scientists investigating germ cells have, over the past 15 years, originated discoveries and innovations that give us valuable insights into the mechanisms that regulate not just stem cell function, but human development in its widest sense.

Practical, evidence-based guide to managing ART pregnancies, based on 30 years of clinical experience, including gynaecological, genetic and obstetric complications.

The scope of environmental impact on reproduction is very large.

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

Microsurgery for Fertility Specialists is an invaluable resource for physicians who specialize in the surgical treatment of male and female infertility.

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

Il volume intende far conoscere agli andrologi le cause genetiche della infertilità maschile e le malattie genetiche in cui si manifesta una infertilità maschile.

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.

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

This text will provide doctors both in training and in practice with useful advice on managing women and men who are having trouble conceiving and couples with infertility and related disorders.

This is a reference manual for daily use in the Reproductive Medicine or Andrology laboratory, which goes beyond the literature available in the scientific journals by compiling insights into a detailed and applied clinical approach.

This unique book delves into the mysteries of human fetal growth and maturation.

Sod Sitting, Get Moving!

Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan and Indonesia, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues, and their employers.

Practical guidance for treating men with suboptimal fertility and reproductive problems covering clinical evaluations, diagnosis and care.

This unique text discusses the wide range of causes and pathophysiologic conditions contributing to recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and the current treatment approaches to best approach this challenging patient population.

This unique, case-based guide provides a thoughtful and comprehensive overview of the genetic basis of male infertility for the practicing clinician.

Prominent intellectuals and public figures explore the dynamics of development, offering varying perspectives from a range of fields.

The book's strength is its careful consideration, from a variety of perspectives within the Catholic tradition, of the practice of embryo adoption.

From Viagra to in vitro fertilization, new technologies are rapidly changing the global face of reproductive health.

Endometriosis is a complex gynecological disorder with multifactorial etiology.

In today's contentious political environment surrounding abortion, clinicians, counselors and social workers need a clear framework for providing skilled, compassionate decision counseling.

The US best-selling guide to natural birth control, pregnancy achievement and women's ongoing reproductive health.

As an objective of human security, it is important to understand the social system and to make more appropriate policies for people based on the bio-psycho-social viewpoint of health advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The ready availability of donated sperm and eggs has made possible an entirely new form of family.

Any events that challenge the survival of living organisms may be classified as stressors.

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.

A highly illustrated field guide to dysmorphology, a key area of clinical genetics and a vital competency for all clinicians.

Transvaginal endoscopy of the female genital tract is a powerful new technique for the evaluation and management of pelvic disease.

Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan and Indonesia, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues, and their employers.

Reproductive health care professionals in fields such as Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics face difficult ethical issues because they work at the crossroads of patient decision-making, scientific advancement, political controversy, legal regulation, and profound moral considerations.

Due to the paucity of reviews on this subject, this volume aims to be timely and promote additional basic and translational research on these proteins in reproductive system development and function within the fields of Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology.

All persons, while different from one another, have the same value: this is the author's relatively uncontroversial starting point.

GOLD AWARD WINNER, WELLBEING BOOK, HEALTH & WELLBEING AWARDS 2024BEST MOTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT BOOK AT THE LIVING NOW AWARDS 2024'Procrastinating?

This book offers a cutting-edge guide to hysteroscopy and provides readers with the latest and most essential information on procedure techniques, clinical advances and international developments in practice and treatment of endometrial pathology.

Oocyte cryopreservation entails important potential advantages for humanIVF, offering a less ethically disputable alternative to embryo cryopreservation,simplifying and making safer oocyte donation, and giving an opportunity forfertility preservation to women at risk of premature ovarian failure as an effectof genetic factors or chemo- or radiother

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.

The scientific study of aging is a relatively nascent field of inquiry.

Infertility affects approximately 15% of couples attempting to conceive, and male factor is known to be either the primary or a contributing factor in at least half of all cases of couple infertility.

Human Placental Trophoblasts: Impact of Maternal Nutrition explores the vital roles of trophoblasts play in fetal growth and pregnancy, giving you new insight into the modulation of placental trophoblast functions by nutrients.