Yen & Jaffe's reproductive endocrinology : physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management / [edited by] Jerome F. Strauss III, MD, PhD, Robert L. Barbieri, MD.

"Expert Consult"--cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Neuroendocrinology of reproduction -- The gonadotropin hormones and their receptors -- Prolactin in human reproduction -- The synthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones -- Steroid hormone action -- Prostaglandins and other lipid mediators in reproductive medicine -- Growth factors and reproduction -- Neuroendocrine control of the menstrual cycle -- The ovarian life cycle -- The structure, function, and evaluation of the female reproductive tract -- The breast -- The endocrinology of human pregnancy and fetal-placental neuroendocrine development -- The hypothalamo-pituitary unit, testis, and male accessory organs -- Immunology and reproduction -- Menopause and aging -- Male reproductive aging -- Disorders of sex development -- Puberty: gonadarche and adrenarche -- Nutrition and reproduction -- Environmental factors and reproduction -- Physiological and pathophysiological alterations of the neuroendocrine components of the reproductive axis -- Polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenic states -- Female infertility -- Male infertility -- Endocrine disturbances affecting reproduction -- Endometriosis -- Benign uterine diseases -- Endocrine diseases of pregnancy -- Hormone responsive cancers -- Medical approaches to ovarian stimulation for infertility -- Assisted reproduction -- Gamete and embryo manipulation -- Fertility preservation -- Laboratory assessment -- Pelvic imaging in reproductive endocrinology -- Contraception.