A comprehensive account of the human male gamete featuring sperm production, maturation and function and how they affect fertility, infertility and assisted reproduction. This second edition now includes proteomics, spermatogenesis, Ca2+ signalling, DNA packaging, how mouse genetics informs male fertility research, and the impact of environmental factors during pre-puberty and puberty.
An introduction to the field of subfertility and reproductive endocrinology, with chapters written by leading experts in the field. This text works as the ideal companion to the specialty for clinicians, specialist nurses and scientists.
Fully revised fifth edition offering practical advice on the best approaches for practitioners treating men with suboptimal fertility and reproductive problems. Covering foundations of anatomy and embryology, through clinical evaluation, diagnostic approaches, and treatment and fertility care in context within the healthcare system.
A potential crisis in human fertility is brewing. This book presents a multi-faceted view of how our current inactivity is driving this decline still further. To bring about change, it's important to address how we got to this point, how the role of the IVF industry may solve or contribute to the problem, and what we can do ourselves.
A practical, evidence-based resource for ensuring high standards of care in contraception and sexual and reproductive health that follows the curriculum of the joint EBCOG and ESCRH Certificate and Diploma Examination in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Text focuses on key information, providing advice on how to practice patient-centred care.
The combination of scientific information and practical advice available in this text for tackling problematic case studies make it an accessible handy reference in outpatient clinics or in revision for professional exams as well as a fully-referenced information resource.
This book presents short and concise summaries of the most common conditions seen in pregnancy, covering up-to-date methods of diagnosis and the best available evidence for their management.