A guide to reproduction : social issues and human concerns / Irina Pollard.

Cambridge ; New York, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

xvi, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

[1] Reproductive biology: Fertility and infertility. Sex determination and gamete maturation. Neuroendocrine control of puberty. Control of menstrual cycle. The testis and control of spermatogenesis. Sexual behaviour and pheromones. Sociobiology and reproductive success. Fertilization and the initiation of development. Maternal physiology during gestation and fetal development. Paturition and lactation : hormonal control. Parental behaviour and the physiology of the neonate. Decline in male reproduction and the menopause -- [2] Reproduction and social issues: Population dynamics, stress and the general theory of adaptation. Extinctions and the conservation of endangered species. Artificial control of fertility. Hormonal contributions to errors of sexual differentiation. The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic : a global emergency. The effect of nutrition and exercise on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Principles of teratology and an update on nicotine, ethanol and caffeine abuse. Ethical aspects of human reproductive biology.

Includes bibliographical references and index