Essential Reproduction

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
How to use this book
Acknowledgements
About the Companion website

Part 1 Introduction

CHAPTER 1 What is reproduction?

CHAPTER 2 The infrastructure of reproduction

Part 2 Making women and men

CHAPTER 3 Sex

CHAPTER 4 Sexual maturation

CHAPTER 5 Gender

CHAPTER 6 Sexual selection

Part 3 Preparing for pregnancy

CHAPTER 7 Making sperm

CHAPTER 8 Men

CHAPTER 9 Making eggs

CHAPTER 10 Women

Part 4 Making an embryo

CHAPTER 11 Sperm and eggs

CHAPTER 12 Fertilization

CHAPTER 13 Initiating pregnancy

Part 5 Maintaining a pregnancy

CHAPTER 14 Supporting the embryo and fetus

CHAPTER 15 Growing the fetus

CHAPTER 16 Fetal challenges

Part 6 A new individual

CHAPTER 17 Preparing for birth

CHAPTER 18 Giving birth

CHAPTER 19 Lactation

CHAPTER 20 Postnatal care

Part 7 Manipulating reproduction

CHAPTER 21 Controlling fertility

CHAPTER 22 Restoring fertility

CHAPTER 23 Society and reproduction

Index

Essential Reproduction provides an accessible account of the fundamentals of reproduction within the context of cutting-edge knowledge and examples of its application. The eighth edition of this internationally best-selling title provides a multidisciplinary approach integrating anatomy, physiology, genetics, behaviour, biochemistry, molecular biology and clinical science, to give thorough coverage of the study of mammalian reproduction.

Key features:

• Contains discussion of the latest on conceptual, informational and applied aspects of reproduction
• New pedagogical features such as clinical case studies at the end of each chapter
• Better use of boxed material to improve separation of narrative text from ancillary information
• Highlighted key words for ease of reference relate to summary of key points
• Introduction now split into two sections
• Expanded content in Fetal challenges, and Society and reproduction
• Substantial rearrangement and updating in Making sperm, Controlling fertility, and Restoring fertility

Author Information

Martin H. Johnson MA, PhD, FRCOG, FRSB, FMedSci, FRS 
Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge; Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge, UK; Honorary Academic Fellow of St Paul’s College, Sydney, NSW, Australia