Human reproduction, growth and development

The second edition of this hugely popular practical handbook on women''s health is revised and updated throughout.

The hands-on guide that addresses the common barriers to achieving pregnancy and offers tips to maximize your potential for fertility For millions of people, starting a family is a lifelong dream.

A practical, extensively illustrated, fully updated manual covering procedures for human semen analysis and sperm functional assessment.

Following the routinization of assisted reproduction in the industrialized world, technologies such as in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and DNA-based paternity testing have traveled globally and are now being offered to couples in numerous non-Western countries.

This book will serve as a scientifically accurate yet easy-to-read introduction to birth control for teens and young adults.

Embarking on IVF - or any assisted fertility treatment - can be a very demanding and stressful experience, but the right physical, nutritional and emotional support can lessen these stresses and strains and increase your chances of success.

This unique, comprehensive text on the male factor infertility experience centers on the current background, applications and techniques for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), one of the more commonly utilized procedures in modern assisted reproduction for male infertility, offering insights into the rationale and indications for ICSI and providing an up-to-date discussion on male factor diagnostic tests and microsurgical techniques for ICSI itself.

The endometrium goes through cyclical changes under the influence of hormones, and immune effectors in the endometrium change their populations cyclically as well.

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.

Long regarded as biological waste, the placenta is gaining momentum as a viable product for clinical use.

The honest, compassionate and vital guide to getting older, from dementia to finances, medication to care homes'The most important book about the second half of your life you'll ever read.

Bringing together the latest information on the organization, management and quality of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) units, this is the first true field guide for the clinician working in assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

World-wide migration has an unsettling effect on social structures, especially on aging populations and eldercare.

While it is barely 50 years since the first reliable reports of the recovery of living cells frozen to cryogenic temperatures, there has been tremendous growth in the use of cryobiology in medicine, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and the conservation of endangered or economically important species.

This book provides social work students at both undergraduate and graduate level with compelling child welfare case examples, intervention plans, and tips for building working alliances with clients.

Now in a revised second edition, this comprehensive text covers all aspects of male hypogonadism from the basic science to clinical management, comprehensively explaining and applying new insights to the treatment of hypogonadal men.

For courses in Introduction to Psychology, African American Psychology, African American Studies, Multicultural Counseling and Cross Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy.

Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology.

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.

Highly Commended in Obstetrics and gynaecology in the 2017 BMA Medical Book AwardsEmbryology at a Glance is a highly illustrated and innovative introduction to key embryological concepts, with concise, memorable descriptions of major embryological developments.

This volume details critical and valuable experimental protocols to facilitate researchers in this fascinating field.

This book discusses the nature of meiotic chromosome pairing effects which may play a role in the determination of fertility.

What happens when two intelligent and highly informed fictional college students, one strongly pro-choice and the other vigorously pro-life, are asked to put together a presentation on abortion?

Offering safe and practical nutritional and healthcare advice - this book is vital for all women wishing to overcome the pain of endometriosis.

In recent years, the advancing science and increasing availability of assisted reproduction have given new hope to infertile couples.

The seventh conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in June 1987, continued the work of previous meetings to provide a forum for research and knowledge about menstrual cycle phenomena.

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

This book addresses various aspects of testicular autoimmunity.

Different technologies have been introduced to improve management of labor.

Middle Eastern Muslim men have been widely vilified as terrorists, religious zealots, and brutal oppressors of women.

Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth.

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

The book is an evidence-based source of information on women's health issues for health professionals already practicing lifestyle medicine, as well as an entry level textbook for those new to the field of lifestyle medicine.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the structural, nanotribological and nanomechanical properties of skin with and without cream treatment as a function of operating environment.

Drawing on never before used archival materials, Replacing the Dead exposes the history of Soviet and Russian abortion policy.

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

Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in India lie at the confluence of multiple cultural conceptions.

This case-based guide is written from the clinician's perspective, dealing with a defined male infertility problem, tracing the actual clinical pathway arriving at the diagnosis, and discussing the treatment options and the likely outcome.

Human beings normally have a total of 46 chromosomes, with each chromosome present twice, apart from the X and Y chromosomes in males.

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

Over the last 25 years, the advances in ultrasound have paralleled advances in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is an award-winning and groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental elements of the taxonomy, systematics, physiology, and ecology of sharks, skates, rays, and chimera.

The second edition of this pathbreaking, widely taught book offers six new chapters, on breastfeeding and Black infant health; Black birthing during COVID; Black doulas rethinking birthing practices; the recent buildup of a US national movement; childbirth in Zanzibar; and expanding the global movement for sexual and reproductive well-being.

Infertility affects about five million individuals of childbearing age in the United States, yet infertility is a subject about which many people are reluctant to talk.

There is great concern regarding the reproductive and health hazards of endocrine disruptors.

The book aims to bring into focus the current understanding of male reproduction and the pathological basis of failure to reproduce in men.

This up-to-date overview of the fast-moving field of infant development covers all the major areas of interest in terms of research, applications and policy.

This book focus on genetic diagnostics for Uniparental Disomy (UPD), a chromosomal disorder defined by the exceptional presence of a chromosome pair derived from only one parent, which leads to a group of rare diseases in humans.