Human Reproduction

Marc Yeste is an ICREA Academia Professor at the Department of Biology, University of Girona, and Director at TechnoSperm, Centre for Reproductive Biotechnology. He teaches at the Faculties of Human Medicine, Nursing and Sciences, at the Polytechnic School, and for the MSc in Food Biotechnology, and in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine., Marc is Editor-in-Chief of Animal Reproduction Science (Elsevier), editor and editorial board member of several other journals. He’s published ~200 papers and >100 abstracts, 12 book chapters (editor in three), and >200 contributions to congresses (>25 as invited, plenary speaker). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), and a member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), the Society for Cryobiology (SfC), the European Society of Domestic Animal Reproduction (ESDAR), the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) and the Spanish Society of Animal Reproduction (AERA).

• Preface Introduction: reproduction as a stage of the life cycle Part 1. Anatomy and Physiology of the reproductive tract.1. The male reproductive tract2. The female reproductive tract3. Changes during puberty and sexual maturation Part 2. Gametes (I): the spermatozoon. 4. Spermatogenesis.5. Epididymal maturation6. The ejaculated sperm cell Part 3. Gametes (II): the oocyte 7. Oogenesis and folliculogenesis8. The ovarian, endometrial and menstrual cycles Part 4. Fertilisation9. Intercourse and sperm transport in the female reproductive tract10. Sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction11. Fertilisation and oocyte activation Part 5. Embryo and foetal development 12. Pre-implantation embryo development13. Uterine receptivity and embryo implantation14. Initiation of pregnancy15. Foetal development Part 6. The new-born. 16.17. Lactation18. The postnatal period Part 7. Pathology of reproduction and infertility 19. Endometriosis20. Preeclampsia21. Polycystic ovary22. Ectopic pregnancy, implantation failure and spontaneous miscarriage23. Genetic-related infertility24. Immunology-related disorders25. Other pathologies Part 8. Contraception. 26. Control of reproduction27. Contraceptives Part 9. Assisted Reproductive Technology (I): handling gametes 28. Evaluation and selection of sperm29. Epididymal and testicular sperm extraction30. Sperm cryopreservation31. Controlled ovarian stimulation, oocyte collection and the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome32. In vitro maturation of oocytes33. Oocyte vitrification34. Cryopreservation of testicular and ovarian tissues Part 10. Assisted Reproductive Technology (II): IUI, IVF and ICSI 35. An overview of the main assisted reproductive techniques: IUI, IVF and ICSI36. Intrauterine insemination (IUI)37. In vitro fertilisation (IVF)38. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and its variants39. Artificial Oocyte Activation Part 11. Assisted Reproductive Technology (III): Embryos 40. Embryo culture41. Quality and selection of embryos42. Embryo transfer43. Embryo cryopreservation44. Micromanipulation of embryos Part 12. Genetic counselling 45. Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS)46. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) (Dagan Wells, University of Oxford) Part 13. Reproductive Biology and Society: Ethics and Legislation. 47. Sex and Gender48. Ethical dilemmas in reproductive biology and ART49. Legislation in different countries50. Future challenges in human reproduction Glossary Index