Screen LibraryReproduction and adaptation
"In the space of one generation major changes have begun to take place in the field of human reproduction. A rapid increase in the control of fertility and the understanding and treatment of sexual health issues have been accompanied by an emerging threat to reproductive function linked to incr...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118314937 |
| Summary: |
"In the space of one generation major changes have begun to take place in the field of human reproduction. A rapid increase in the control of fertility and the understanding and treatment of sexual health issues have been accompanied by an emerging threat to reproductive function linked to increasing environmental pollution and dramatic changes in lifestyle. Organised around four key themes, this book provides a valuable review of some of the most important recent findings in human reproductive ecology. Major topics include the impact of the environment on reproduction, the role of physical |
| Item Description: | "The second Parkes Foundation Workshop." |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 282 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118314937 (electronic bk.) 111831493X (electronic bk.) 9781139077255 (electronic bk.) 1139077252 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | QP251 |
| CLC: | R339.2 |
| Contents: |
Front Matter -- Standard Clinical Evaluation / Richard H Beigi -- Specific Considerations for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients / Eduardo Lara-Torre -- Cervicitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Oluwatosin Jaiyeoba, David E Soper -- Genital Herpes Simplex Infections in Women / Carolyn Gardella -- Syphilis Infection in Women / Katherine M Holman, Alice Goepfert -- Chancroid and Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Tracy L Lemonovich, Robert A Salata -- Bacterial Vaginosis / Jeanne M Marrazzo -- Trichomonas Vaginalis / Ravindu Gunatilake, R Phillip Heine -- Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Desquamative Infla Reproduction and environment / Genetic damage and male reproduction / The microenvironment in health and cancer of the mammary gland / The energetic cost of physical activity and regulation of reproduction / Energetic cost of gestation and lactation in humans / Adaptive maternal, placental and fetal responses to nutritional extremes in the pregnant adolescent: lessons from sheep / Growth and sexual maturation in human and non-human primat |