The reproductive system at a glance
By: Linda J. Heffner, Danny J. Schust.
Contributors: Schust, Danny J.; Heffner, Linda J.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: At a glance; At a glance series (Oxford, England)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781405129831
Subjects: Human reproduction.; Reproductive health.; Generative organs -- Diseases.; Reproduction -- physiology.; Genital Diseases, Female.; Genital Diseases, Male.; Pregnancy Complications.; Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Human reproduction at a glance / Linda J. Heffner. 2001.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The pituitary gland; title: Gonadotrophins; title: Steroid hormone biosynthesis; title: Steroid hormone mechanism of action and metabolism; title: Reproductive genetics; title: Gonadal development in the embryo; title: Phenotypic sex differentiation; title: Gross anatomy of the male reproductive tract; title: Microscopic anatomy of the male reproductive tract; title: Gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract; title: Microscopic anatomy of the female reproductive tract; title: Puberty in boys; title: Puberty in girls; title: Male reproductive physiology; title: The menstrual cycle; title: Human sexual response; title: Reprductive genetics; title: Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy; title: Placental development and function; title: The protein hormones of pregnancy; title: The steroid hormones of pregnancy; title: Maternal adaptations to pregnancy; title: Labour; title: The breast and lactation; title: Menopause; title: Contraception; title: Abnormalities of male sexual differentiation and development; title: Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development; title: Precocious puberty; title: Delayed or absent puberty; title: Primary amenorrhea; title: Secondary amenorrhea; title: Hyperprolactinemia; title: Sexual dysfunction; title: Infertility; title: Multifetal pregnancy; title: Spontaneous pregnancy loss; title: Preeclampsia; title: Breast cancer; title: Testicular tumours; title: Diseases of the prostate; title: Ovarian cancer; title: Endometrial cancer; title: Cervical neoplasia; title: Genetic imprinting and reproductive tract tumours; title: Sexually transmitted diseases of bacterial origin; title: Sexually transmitted diseases of viral origin; title: Syphilis and human immunodeficieny virus (HIV).