Infertility in the Modern World - Present and Future Prospects

An interdisciplinary perspective on the ways in which human biology and culture can affect fertility.

List of contents

1. Introduction G. R. Bentley and C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor; Part I. Biomedical Perspectives on Fertility: 2. Reproductive possibilities for infertile couples: present and future S. Fishel, K. Dowell and S. Thornton; 3. Genetic influences on human infertility A. H. Bittles and P. L. Matson; Part II. Environmental Influences on Fertility: 4. Environmental pollutants and fertility G. R. Bentley; 5. From STD epidemics to AIDS: a socio-demographic and epidemiologic perspective on Sub-Saharan Africa J. C. Caldwell and P. Caldwell; Part III. Social Perspectives on Infertility: 6. Voluntary childlessness: trends and implications F. McAllister and L. Clarke; 7. Sexual orientation and fertility C. J. Patterson and L. V. Friel.

Summary

Medical, environmental and social changes have all profoundly affected human reproduction. This book discusses some of the more dramatic changes in an accessible manner, illustrating the ways in which human biology and culture can affect fertility and providing a unique interdisciplinary perspective on the subject.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gillian R. Bentley (Editor), C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor (Editor), Catherine Panter-Brick (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2014
• EAN: 9780521643641
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64364-1
• No. of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 606 g
• Series: Biosocial Society Symposium Se; Biosocial Society Symposium Se
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine