ch. 1. The study of human reproduction -- ch. 2. Sex, reproduction, and mutation -- ch. 3. Reproductive hormones -- ch. 4. Sex determination and fetal sexual differentiation -- ch. 5. The ovary : the ovulatory and menstrual cycles -- ch. 6. The testis and testicular function -- ch. 7. The brain and reproduction -- ch. 8. Puberty -- ch. 9. Stress and reproduction -- ch. 10. Aging and reproduction -- ch. 11. Fertilization and implantation -- ch. 12. Placentation, parturition, and lactation -- ch. 13. Fetal loss and birth defects -- ch. 14. Disorders of sexual development -- ch. 15. Artificial control of fertility -- ch. 16. Infertility and assisted reproduction -- ch. 17. Sexually transmitted diseases -- ch. 18. Cancers of the reproductive tissues -- ch. 19. The biology of human sexuality -- ch. 20. Human embryo research.