Textbook of Reproductive Medicine

Part 1 Developmental changes in reproductive medicine: fertilization, embryogenesis and implantation; the endocrinology of pregnancy; genetics in reproduction; normal and abnormal puberty; normal and abnormal sexual development. Part 2 Mechanisms and assessment of reproductive hormones: the molecular basis of hormone action; laboratory assessment of reproductive hormones. Part 3 Regulation of the endocrine system of reproductive medicine: neuroendocrinology of reproduction; hormonal regulation of breast physiology; the ovary; the normal menstrual cycle; the physiology of the testis and male reproductive tract and disorders of testicular function. Part 4 Abnormalities of the endocrine system of reproductive medicine: assessment of female patient; anovulation of CNS origin - anatomic causes; anovulation of the CNS - functional and miscellaneous causes; thyroid dysfunction and ovulatory disorders; disorders of the adrenal cortex; ovarian dysfunction and anovulation; hirsuitism and virilism; endocrine alternations in female obesity; breast disease; psychological aspects of menstruation; chronic pelvic pain - origin, physiology, evaluation and treatment. Part 5 Infertility: clinical trials for the reproductive endocrinologist - power analysis and biostatistics; reproductive medicine and the managed care market; diagnostic evaluation and treatment algorithms for the infertile couple; diagnosis and treatment of male infertility; ovulation induction; diagnosis and treatment of tubal disease; diagnosis and management of endometriosis; assisted reproductive technology; recurrent pregnancy loss - psychological aspects of treatment. Part 6 Contraception: contraception. Part 7 Menopause: physiology of the climacteric; hormonal treatment of menopausal women - risks and benefits.