Abstract
Preface and acknowledgements Part I. Reproductive Biology: 1. Fertility and infertility 2. Sex determination and gamete maturity 3. Neuroendocrine control of puberty 4. Control of the menstrual cycle 5. The testis and control of spermatogenesis 6. Sexual behaviour and pheromones 7. Sociobiology and reproductive success 8. Fertilization and initiation of development 9. Maternal physiology during gestation and fetal development 10. Parturition and lactation: hormonal control 11. Parental behaviour and the physiology of the neonate 12. Decline in male reproduction and the menopause Part II. Reproduction and Social Issues: 13. Population dynamics, stress and the general theory of adaptation 14. Extinctions and the conservation of endangered species 15. Artificial control of fertility 16. Hormonal contributions to errors of sexual differentiation 17. The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic: a global emergency 18. The effects of nutrition and exercise on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis 19. Principles of teratology and an update on nicotine, ethanol and caffeine abuse 20. Ethical aspects of human reproductive biology Index.
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