Human Reproduction at a Glance

by Heffner, Linda J.

• ISBN13: 9780632054619
• ISBN10: 0632054611
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Linda J. Heffner is Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Acknowledgments	p. 7
Normal human reproduction
The pituitary gland	p. 10
Gonadotropins	p. 12
Steroid hormone biosynthesis	p. 14
Steroid hormone mechanism of action and metabolism	p. 16
Embryology of the reproductive tract	p. 18
Role of sex chromatin in reproductive development	p. 18
Gonadal differentiation	p. 19
Phenotypic sex differentiation--internal genitalia	p. 20
Phenotypic sex differentiation--external genitalia	p. 22
Gross anatomy of the male reproductive tract	p. 24
Microscopic anatomy of the male reproductive tract	p. 26
Gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract	p. 28
Microscopic anatomy of the female reproductive tract	p. 30
Puberty in boys	p. 32
Puberty in girls	p. 34
Male reproductive physiology	p. 36
The menstrual cycle	p. 38
Human sexual response	p. 40
Reproductive genetics	p. 42
Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy	p. 44
Endocrinology of pregnancy	p. 47
Maternal adaptations to pregnancy	p. 50
Labor	p. 53
The breast and lactation	p. 56
Menopause	p. 58
Contraception	p. 60
Human reproductive disorders
Common mechanisms in endocrine disorders	p. 62
Abnormalities of male sexual differentiation and development	p. 64
Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development	p. 66
Precocious puberty	p. 68
Delayed or absent puberty	p. 70
Amenorrhea	p. 72
Primary amenorrhea	p. 73
Secondary amenorrhea	p. 74
Hirsutism and androgenetic alopecia	p. 76
Hyperprolactinemia	p. 78
Sexual dysfunction	p. 80
Infertility	p. 82
Multifetal pregnancy	p. 84
Pregnancy complications	p. 86
Early pregnancy loss	p. 86
Diabetes	p. 87
Preterm labor	p. 88
Fetal growth restriction	p. 89
Preeclampsia	p. 90
Gestational trophoblastic disease	p. 91
Overview of neoplasia	p. 92
Breast cancer	p. 94
Testicular tumors	p. 96
Diseases of the prostate	p. 99
Ovarian neoplasms	p. 102
Endometrial cancer	p. 104
Cervical neoplasia	p. 106
Sexually transmitted diseases	p. 108
Gonorrhea	p. 108
Chlamydia	p. 109
Genital warts	p. 110
Genital herpes	p. 111
Syphilis	p. 112
Index	p. 115
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