The Reproductive System at a Glance : Reproductive System at a Glance.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Table and figure acknowledgements -- About the companion website -- Part 1: Normal human reproduction -- 1: The pituitary gland and gonadotropins -- Pituitary structure and function -- Structure of LH and FSH -- Regulation of FSH and LH -- Mechanism of action of gonadotropins -- 2: Steroid hormone biosynthesis -- Cholesterol and the steroid production pathway -- Sites of production -- Ovary -- Testes -- Adrenals -- 3: Steroid hormone mechanism of action and metabolism -- Mechanisms of steroid action -- Agonists and antagonists -- Steroids in the circulation -- Steroid metabolism -- Steroid excretion -- 4: Reproductive genetics -- Chromosomes -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Non-disjunction -- Imprinting -- 5: Gonadal development in the embryo -- Role of sex chromatin in reproductive development -- Gonadal differentiation -- 6: Phenotypic sex differentiation -- Internal genitalia -- External genitalia -- 7: Gross anatomy of the male reproductive tract -- Testes and epididymis -- Vas (ductus) deferens and seminal vesicles -- Prostate gland -- Penis -- 8: Microscopic anatomy of the male reproductive tract -- Testes -- Epididymis and vas (ductus) deferens -- Seminal vesicles -- Prostate gland -- Penis -- 9: Gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract -- Ovaries -- Fallopian tubes -- Uterus -- Vagina -- Vulva -- 10: Microscopic anatomy of the female reproductive tract -- Ovary -- Fallopian tube -- Uterus -- Cervix and vagina -- 11: Puberty in boys -- Physical changes of puberty -- Adrenarche -- Testicular maturation -- Secondary sexual characteristics -- Somatic growth -- 12: Puberty in girls -- Physical changes of puberty -- Adrenarche -- Breast development (thelarche) -- Secondary sexual characteristics -- Somatic growth -- Menarche -- 13: Male reproductive physiology.

Erection, emission and ejaculation -- Hormonal control of spermatogenesis -- Leydig cell function -- Regulation of gonadotropin secretion in males -- 14: The menstrual cycle -- Follicular phase -- Ovulatory phase -- Luteal phase -- Menstrual phase -- 15: Human sexual response -- Phases of the sexual response -- Male sexual response -- Female sexual response -- 16: Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy -- The egg -- The sperm -- Fertilization -- Establishment of pregnancy -- 17: Placental structure and function -- Placental morphology -- Placental immunology -- Placental function -- 18: The protein hormones of pregnancy -- Placental production of protein hormones -- Human chorionic gonadotropin -- Human placental lactogen -- Other hormones -- Maternal production of protein hormones -- 19: The steroid hormones of pregnancy -- Progesterone -- Estrogens -- Fetal adrenal physiology -- Maternal adrenal function and salt metabolism -- 20: Maternal adaptations to pregnancy: I -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory system -- Kidney and urinary tract -- Hematologic system -- Skin -- 21: Maternal adaptations to pregnancy: II -- Thyroid gland -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Nutritional requirements of pregnancy -- Immune system -- 22: Labor -- Phases of labor -- Initiation of labor -- 23: The breast and lactation -- Development of the breast -- Milk formation -- Regulation of milk production -- The lactation reflex -- 24: Menopause -- Physiology of menopause -- Signs and symptoms -- Hot flashes -- Bone changes -- Cardiovascular changes -- 25: Contraception -- "Natural" family planning -- Barrier methods -- Spermicides -- Intrauterine devices -- Hormonal contraception -- Sterilization -- Part 2: Human reproductive disorders -- 26: Abnormalities of male sexual differentiation and development -- Cryptorchidism -- Hypospadias.

Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens -- Microorchidism -- Pseudohermaphroditism -- Androgen insensitivity syndromes -- 5α-reductase deficiency -- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia syndromes -- Gender assignment -- 27: Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development -- Structural anomalies -- Exposure to diethylstilbestrol -- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia -- Turner syndrome -- 28: Precocious puberty -- True or complete precocious puberty -- Incomplete isosexual precocity -- Iatrogenic sexual precocity -- Virilizing precocious puberty in girls -- Feminizing precocious puberty in boys -- 29: Delayed or absent puberty -- Constitutional pubertal delay -- Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism -- Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism -- 30: Primary amenorrhea -- Etiologies of primary amenorrhea -- 31: Secondary amenorrhea -- 32: Hyperprolactinemia -- Regulation of prolactin secretion -- Physiologic hyperprolactinemia -- Pharmacologic hyperprolactinemia -- Pathologic hyperprolactinemia -- Galactorrhea -- 33: Sexual dysfunction -- Sexual desire disorders -- Erectile dysfunction (impotence) -- Premature ejaculation -- Retrograde ejaculation -- Dyspareunia -- Vaginismus -- 34: Infertility -- Oocyte abnormalities -- Female anatomic abnormalities -- Male factors -- Implantation abnormalities -- Other factors -- Evaluation and treatment of infertility -- 35: Multifetal pregnancy -- Biology of monozygotic twinning -- Etiology of dizygotic twins -- Pregnancy risks with multiple gestations -- 36: Spontaneous pregnancy loss -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Miscarriage -- Recurrent pregnancy loss -- Stillbirth -- 37: Labor abnormalities -- Preterm labor -- Potential mechanisms for preterm labor -- Pharmacologic interventions -- Postterm pregnancy -- Placental abnormalities -- Abnormal fetal lie and presentation -- 38: Pre-eclampsia.

Clinical spectrum of pre-eclampsia -- Potential mechanisms in pre-eclampsia pathogenesis -- 39: Benign and malignant diseases of the breast -- Common benign breast diseases -- Breast cancer -- Epidemiology of breast cancer -- Familial breast cancer -- Molecular biology of sporadic (nonfamilial) breast cancer -- 40: Testicular tumors -- Epidemiology of GCT -- Molecular biology of GCT -- 41: Diseases of the prostate -- Benign prostatic hyperplasia -- Epidemiology and symptoms -- Pathogenesis -- Treatment of BPH and LUTS -- Prostate cancer -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Treatment -- 42: Ovarian neoplasms -- Benign neoplasms of the ovary -- Ovarian cancers -- Epidemiology of epithelial ovarian cancer -- Familial ovarian cancer -- Pathogenesis of nonfamilial epithelial ovarian cancer -- Other ovarian malignancies -- 43: Endometrial cancer -- Epidemiology of endometrial cancer -- Steroid hormones and endometrial cancer -- Molecular biology of endometrial cancer -- Endometrial hyperplasia -- 44: Cervical cancer -- Epidemiology of cervical cancer -- Pathogenesis of squamous cell neoplasia of the cervix -- Screening tests for cervical cancer -- Prophylactic HPV vaccination -- Cervical adenocarcinoma -- 45: Genetic imprinting and reproductive tract tumors -- Imprinting -- Gestational trophoblastic disease -- Complete hydatidiform mole -- Partial hydatidiform mole -- Persistent and metastatic gestational trophoblastic disease -- Dermoid tumors -- GCTs of the testis -- 46: Sexually transmitted diseases of bacterial origin -- Gonorrhea -- Epidemiology of gonorrhea -- Biology of N. gonorrhoeae -- Chlamydia -- Epidemiology of chlamydial infection -- Biology of chlamydia -- 47: Sexually transmitted diseases of viral origin -- Human papillomavirus -- Epidemiology of HPV -- Biology of human papillomaviruses -- Herpes simplex virus.

Epidemiology of genital HSV infection -- Biology of HSV -- HSV in pregnancy and the neonate -- 48: The special cases of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus -- Syphilis -- Natural history of untreated syphilis -- Epidemiology of syphilis -- Biology of T. pallidum -- Human immunodeficiency virus -- Natural history of untreated HIV infections -- Epidemiology of HIV infections -- Biology of HIV -- Index.

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