The biology and medical dynamics of human reproduction / Laurence A. Cole.

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THE BIOLOGY AND MEDICAL DYNAMICS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Glycopeptins; Chapter 1: Structure and Function of Glycopeptins; FSH; LH; Pituitary Sulfated hCG; Placental hCG; Hyperglycosylated hCG; Hyperglycosylated hCGÝ; References; Key Points; Chapter 2: Evolution of Glycopeptins; TGFÝ Ancestral Glycopeptin Root; Evolution of Lower Simian CG and hyperglycosylated CG; Evolution of CG and Hyperglycosylated CG, Lower Simian Primates -- Humans; Consequence of Hyperglycosylated hCG Evolution; References; Key Points.

Chapter 3: Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) and Inhibins, Regulators of GlycopeptinsGnRH; Inhibins; The Hypothalamic-Inhibin, Pituitary-Gonad Axis; Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disorders; References; Key Points; The Ovary and Female Reproduction; Chapter 4: Estrogens, Progestogens and Androgens; Sex Steroids; Sex Steroids Synthesized by the Ovary; Sex Steroids Synthesized in Pregnancy; Functions of Sex Steroids; Sex Steroids in the Menstrual Cycle; Sex Steroids in Pregnancy; References; Key Points; Chapter 5: Follicular Growth and Selection, Ovulation and Luteinization; Follicular Selection.

Estrogen PeakLH Peak; Meiosis; Preparation of the Follicle for Ovulation; Ovulation; Luteinization; References; Key Points; Chapter 6: Putting Everything Together: The Menstrual Cycle; Order of the Menstrual Cycle; Regularity of the Menstrual Cycle; References; Key Points; Chapter 7: Ovarian Cystic Disorders; Follicular Cyst; Corpus Luteum Cyst; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; References; Key Points; Chapter 8: Contraception; Introduction; Barrier Methods; Male Condom; Female Cervical Cap; Female Condom; Female Diaphragm; Female Intrauterine Device; Spermicide.

Ovulation Timing and Coitus InterruptusFemale Ovulation Timing; Male Coitus Interruptus; Sex Hormone Methods; The Estrogen/Progestogen Combined Pill; The Progestogen only Pill; The Estrogen/Progestogen Patch; The Injected Progestogen; The Subdermal Implant of Progestogen; Sterilization; Male Vasectomy; Female Tubal Ligation; Advising Patients Regarding Contraception; References; Key Points; The Testes and Male Reproduction; Chapter 9: Male Steroidogenesis; Steroidogenesis; Functions of Sex Steroids in Men; Androgens in Adults; Prenatal Role of Androgens; Pubertal of Androgens.

Function of Estradiol in Adult MenReferences; Key Points; Chapter 10: Sperm Production and Seminal Fluids; Introduction; Spermatogenesis 1: Mitotic Proliferation; Spermatogenesis 2: Meiotic Division; Spermatogenesis 3: Cytodifferentiation and Packaging of Sperm Cells; Endocrine Control of Spermatogenesis; Maturation of Spermatozoa; Seminal Fluids; References; Key Points; Chapter 11: Erection and Ejaculation; Erection; Ejaculation; References; Key Points; Chapter 12: Coitus; Sex; Sex, Medical Problems; References; Key Points; Conception, Sex and Fertility; Chapter 13: Sex and the Brain.

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