Reproductive System at a Glance

Linda J. Heffner is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA Danny J. Schust is David G. Hall Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri School of MedicineChief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Missouri Women's and Children's Hospital, Columbia, MO, USA

• Preface 6Table and figure acknowledgements 7About the companion website 9Part 1 Normal human reproduction1 The pituitary gland and gonadotropins 102 Steroid hormone biosynthesis 123 Steroid hormone mechanism of action and metabolism 144 Reproductive genetics 165 Gonadal development in the embryo 186 Phenotypic sex differentiation 207 Gross anatomy of the male reproductive tract 228 Microscopic anatomy of the male reproductive tract 249 Gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract 2610 Microscopic anatomy of the female reproductive tract 2811 Puberty in boys 3012 Puberty in girls 3213 Male reproductive physiology 3414 The menstrual cycle 3615 Human sexual response 3816 Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy 4017 Placental structure and function 4218 The protein hormones of pregnancy 4419 The steroid hormones of pregnancy 4620 Maternal adaptations to pregnancy: I 4821 Maternal adaptations to pregnancy: II 5022 Labor 5223 The breast and lactation 5424 Menopause 5625 Contraception 58Part 2 Human reproductive disorders26 Abnormalities of male sexual differentiation and development 6027 Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development 6228 Precocious puberty 6429 Delayed or absent puberty 6630 Primary amenorrhea 6831 Secondary amenorrhea 7032 Hyperprolactinemia 7233 Sexual dysfunction 7434 Infertility 7635 Multifetal pregnancy 7836 Spontaneous pregnancy loss 8037 Labor abnormalities 8238 Pre-eclampsia 8439 Benign and malignant diseases of the breast 8640 Testicular tumors 8841 Diseases of the prostate 9042 Ovarian neoplasms 9243 Endometrial cancer 9444 Cervical cancer 9645 Genetic imprinting and reproductive tract tumors 9846 Sexually transmitted diseases of bacterial origin 10047 Sexually transmitted diseases of viral origin 10248 The special cases of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus 104Index 107