Reproductive Medicine category: 171 books
Reconfiguring Reproduction
Feminist Health Perspectives on Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Though commonplace today as a technological quick fix for infertility, assisted reproduction is a complex phenomenon, located at the intersection of patriarchy, medicalization and commerce. These technologies create both challenges and opportunities, and response to them have sought to balance questions...
The Gene Machine
How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids--and the Kids We Have
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
A sharp-eyed exploration of the promise and peril of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions
Is screening for disease in an embryo a humane form of family planning or a slippery slope toward eugenics? Should doctors tell you that your infant daughter is genetically predisposed...
Fetal Therapy
Scientific Basis and Critical Appraisal of Clinical Benefits
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Fetal treatment, particularly complex fetal therapy, is an emergent and expanding field. This comprehensive text focuses on areas of fetal disease and pathophysiology that can be treated in utero and the benefits and problems with such therapy. Both medical (non-invasive) and surgical procedures are...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Obstetric hematology is a fast-growing area of medicine covering the diagnosis and management of hematological problems of pregnancy. Comprehensive in approach, The Obstetric Hematology Manual addresses the many hematological conditions that can cause serious problems in pregnancy, delivery and the...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
This comprehensive book covers the care of victims of sexual and domestic violence. Containing much practical advice - including writing legal reports and court skills, and issues of consent and capacity - the content highlights throughout the need to provide good-quality care to victims, not just...
Biology and Pathology of the Oocyte
Role in Fertility, Medicine and Nuclear Reprograming
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
The human egg - the rarest and most rapidly aging cell in the body - is a topic of intense scientific study. Assisted reproduction clinics are constantly vying to improve success rates - choosing the best gametes is a key step in this process. This new edition of what one reviewer of the first edition...
Regulating Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis
A Comparative and Theoretical Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The successful achievement of pregnancies following pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) was first reported in April 1990. The technology is often used for patients who are at substantial risk of conceiving a pregnancy affected by a known genetic disorder, however from this technology other more...
by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Ejaculatory dysfunction is the inability of a man to successfully ejaculate semen from the penis at the occasion of sexual climax.Typically, ejaculatory disorders fall into two categories.These are: delayed ejaculation and early ejaculation.In the vast majority of cases, the most effective therapeutic...
Cancer in Pregnancy and Lactation
The Motherisk Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
Cancer in pregnancy presents physicians with a serious and ethical challenge, yet the sources of concise data and guidance for the management of this disease are scarce. The Motherisk program, based at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, is dedicated to addressing this problem. Cancer in Pregnancy...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
Hormonal therapy offers a potentially powerful approach to the treatment of sexual disorders in men. However the interplay of different hormones within different bodily systems is carefully balanced; judicious judgement is required in the therapeutic use of hormones to minimize unwelcome side effects.
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by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2016
Epididymitis and orchitis are common infections in young men especially after bacterial infection and injuries to the testicular region.They also occur in adults after contacting sexually transmitted diseases.There is pain and swelling in the testes.Epididymitis is a medical disorder that causes inflammation...
Reproduction and Animal Health
How to Select, Breed, and Manage a Herd for Health and Performance on Grass
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
This book represents the combined experience and wisdom of two leaders in sustainable cattle production. Gearld Fry offers a lifetime of practical experience seasoned by study and observation. Charles Walters draws on his own observations as well as interviews with thousands of eco-farmers and consultants...
by Eduardo Chapunoff
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 28, 2010
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 28, 2010
Estimulante, honesto. El Dr. Chapunoff es un maestro en el arte de atraer a sus lectores, presentando informacin que es relevante y actualizada. Norm Goldman. Editor y Director de Books for Pleasure, Montreal, Canad ** Nunca he visto una discusin ms elegante sobre un tema tan sensible. Dr. Judith...
by Professor Earl Owen
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Under the Microscope is the story of an extraordinary man, his many life-changing inventions, and his exceptional life and special friendships.
Born into a family of doctors - on the paternal and maternal sides - with a birth defect that no one knew how to treat, Earl Owen was given a dose...