The Reproductive System at a Glance
ISBN: 9781405194525 | 1405194529
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 4/6/2010
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The Reproductive System at a Glance introduces the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the reproductive systems in men and women in a clinically focused approach. Now in full colour throughout, and with new chapters on stages of labour/foetal movements during labour, benign and pre-malignant breast diseases, and diagnostic features of testicular tumours, it covers the full range of human reproductive processes and their diseases.Each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear diagrams encapsulating ess... MORE
| Preface | |
| Table and figure acknowledgements | |
| Normal human reproduction | |
| The pituitary gland | |
| Gonadotrophins | |
| Steroid hormone biosynthesis | |
| Steroid hormone mechanism of action and metabolism | |
| Reproductive genetics | |
| Gonadal development in the embryo | |
| Phenotypic sex differentiation | |
| Gross... MORE | |
| Microscopic anatomy of the male reproductive tract | |
| Gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract | |
| Microscopic anatomy of the female reproductive tract | |
| Puberty in boys | |
| Puberty in girls | |
| Male reproductive physiology | |
| The menstrual cycle | |
| Human sexual response | |
| Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy | |
| Placental structure and function | |
| The protein hormones of pregnancy | |
| The steroid hormones of pregnancy | |
| Maternal adaptations to pregnancy | |
| Labour | |
| The breast and lactation | |
| Menopause | |
| Contraception | |
| Human reproductive disorders | |
| Abnormalities of male sexual differentiation and development | |
| Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development | |
| Precocious puberty | |
| Delayed or absent puberty | |
| Primary amenorrhea | |
| Secondary amenorrhea | |
| Hyperprolactinemia | |
| Sexual dysfunction | |
| Infertility | |
| Multifetal pregnancy | |
| Spontaneous pregnancy loss | |
| Labour abnormalities | |
| Pre-eclampsia | |
| Benign and malignant breast disease | |
| Testicular tumours | |
| Diseases of the prostate | |
| Ovarian neoplasms | |
| Endometrial cancer | |
| Cervical cancer | |
| Genetic imprinting and reproductive tract tumours | |
| Sexually transmitted diseases of bacterial origin | |
| Sexually transmitted diseases of viral origin | |
| Syphilis and Human Immunodeficieny Virus (HIV) | |
| MCQs | |
| Answers to MCQs | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Professor Linda Heffner is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Boston University School of Medicine
Dr Danny Schuster is a Reproductive Endocrinologist in the Department of Health Care, University of Missouri
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