Preface and acknowledgements
Part I. Reproductive Biology: 1. Fertility and infertility
2. Sex determination and gamete maturity
3. Neuroendocrine control of puberty
4. Control of the menstrual cycle
5. The testis and control of spermatogenesis
6. Sexual behaviour and pheromones
7. Sociobiology and reproductive success
8. Fertilization and initiation of development
9. Maternal physiology during gestation and fetal development
10. Parturition and lactation: hormonal control
11. Parental behaviour and the physiology of the neonate
12. Decline in male reproduction and the menopause
Part II. Reproduction and Social Issues: 13. Population dynamics, stress and the general theory of adaptation
14. Extinctions and the conservation of endangered species
15. Artificial control of fertility
16. Hormonal contributions to errors of sexual differentiation
17. The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic: a global emergency
18. The effects of nutrition and exercise on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
19. Principles of teratology and an update on nicotine, ethanol and caffeine abuse
20. Ethical aspects of human reproductive biology
Index.
