Description
Book SynopsisBy capturing the latest developments in this dynamic field – including cloning, embryonic stem cells, and assisted reproduction – Ramón Piñón has made sure that his textbook is the most up-to-date and useful introduction to human reproductive biology available. This book, developed from the author's course notes at UC San Diego, is designed as an introductory text for non-science majors. Although its emphasis is on biology, it combines a rich assortment of comparative historical and literary notes with a contemporary inquiry into human sexuality. It may also serve as an intermediate-level text for non-science majors, or an introductory text for students of biology.
Table of Contents1. The Study of Human Reproduction
2. Sex, Reproduction, and Mutation 3. Reproductive Hormones 4. Sex Determination and Fetal Sexual Differentiation 5. The Ovary: The Ovulatory and Menstrual Cycles 6. The Testis and Testicular Function 7. The Brain and Reproduction 8. Puberty 9. Stress and Reproduction 10. Aging and Reproduction 11. Fertilization and Implantation 12. Placentation, Parturition, and Lactation 13. Fetal Loss and Birth Defects 14. Disorders of Sexual Development 15. Artificial Control of Fertility 16. Infertility and Assisted Reproduction 17. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 18. Cancers of the Reproductive Tissues 19. The Biology of Human Sexuality 20. Human Embryo Research List of Abbreviations Glossary Index
