Human Reproduction at a Glance is designed to be a concise, readily accessible guide and revision aid for undergraduate medical students. Following the now familiar, easy–to–use format, each topic is presented as a double–page spread with key facts accompanied by clear, but informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points.

 

Human Reproduction at a Glance explores the breadth of human reproductive biology and pathophysiology in 42 separate sections, giving the student the basic science required to understand the disorders they will encounter during a clinical OBGYN rotation. Divided into 2 parts: Normal Human Reproduction and Human Reproductive Disorders, the book takes an integrated approach throughout, emphasizing the relationship between normal and abnormal reproductive function and disease.

 

Designed to be versatile, Human Reproduction At A Glance fits the reading time and budget of all medical students and can be used either for primary or supplementary reading in a lecture–based course or for exam preparation.

1 The pituitary gland.

2 Gonadotrophins.

3 Steroid hormone biosynthesis.

4 Steroid hormone mechanism of action and metabolism.

5 Reproductive genetics.

6 Gonadal development in the embryo.

7 Phenotypic sex differentiation.

8 Gross anatomy of the male reproductive tract.

9 Microscopic anatomy of the male reproductive tract.

10 Gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract.

11 Microscopic anatomy of the female reproductive tract.

12 Puberty in boys.

13 Puberty in girls.

14 Male reproductive physiology.

15 The menstrual cycle.

16 Human sexual response.

17 Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy.

18 Placental structure and function.

19 The protein hormones of pregnancy.

20 The steroid hormones of pregnancy.

21 Maternal adaptations to pregnancy.

22 Labour.

23 The breast and lactation.

24 Menopause.

25 Contraception.

 

26 Abnormalities of male sexual differentiation and development.

27 Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development.

28 Precocious puberty.

29 Delayed or absent puberty.

30 Primary amenorrhea.

31 Secondary amenorrhea.

32 Hyperprolactinemia.

33 Sexual dysfunction.

34 Infertility.

35 Multifetal pregnancy.

36 Spontaneous pregnancy loss.

37 Pre-eclampsia.

38 Breast cancer.

39 Testicular tumours.

40 Diseases of the prostate.

41 Ovarian neoplasms.

42 Endometrial cancer.

43 Cervical cancer.

44 Genetic imprinting and reproductive tract tumours.

45 Sexually transmitted diseases of bacterial origin.

46 Sexually transmitted diseases of viral origin.

47 Syphilis and Human Immunodeficieny Virus (HIV)