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Fertility Control

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Ursula-F. Habenicht

    1. , Women's Health Care Research, Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany

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  2. R. John Aitken

    1. ARC Centre of Excellence in, Biotechnology & Development, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

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  • Our knowledge of reproductive mechanisms has increased dramatically in the recent past and this is an ideal moment to consider the implications of this new knowledge from a contraceptive perspective
  • This book represents a unique collection of papers from internationally renowned experts
  • Gives a state-of-the art summary of current concepts in reproductive biology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (HEP, volume 198)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Female Reproduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. New Insights into Ovarian Function

      • JoAnne S. Richards, Stephanie A. Pangas
      Pages 3-27

    3. Estrogen Signaling in the Regulation of Female Reproductive Functions

      • J. K. Findlay, S. H. Liew, E. R. Simpson, K. S. Korach
      Pages 29-35

    4. Progesterone Receptors and Ovulation

      • Orla M. Conneely
      Pages 37-44

    5. Contraception Targets in Mammalian Ovarian Development

      • Eileen A. McLaughlin, Alexander P. Sobinoff
      Pages 45-66

    6. Proteomics of Embryonic Implantation

      • T. Garrido-Gómez, F. Dominguez, C. Simón
      Pages 67-78

    7. Evaluation of Plasma Membrane Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent ATPase Isoform 4 as a Potential Target for Fertility Control

      • Elizabeth J. Cartwright, Ludwig Neyses
      Pages 79-95

  3. Male Reproduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. New Insights into Sperm Physiology and Pathology

      • R. John Aitken, Mark A. Baker, Geoffry N. De Iuliis, Brett Nixon
      Pages 99-115

    3. The Epididymis as a Target for Male Contraceptive Development

      • B. T. Hinton, T. G. Cooper
      Pages 117-137

    4. Sperm–Zona Pellucida Interaction: Molecular Mechanisms and the Potential for Contraceptive Intervention

      • Matthew D. Dun, Lisa A. Mitchell, R. John Aitken, Brett Nixon
      Pages 139-178

    5. Mouse Models as Tools in Fertility Research and Male-Based Contraceptive Development

      • Duangporn Jamsai, Moira K. O’Bryan
      Pages 179-194

  4. New options: From target to product

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Male Hormonal Contraception

      • E. Nieschlag
      Pages 197-223

    3. Family Planning: Today and in the Future

      • Michael J. K. Harper
      Pages 225-258

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 259-263
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The world’s population is growing at an unsustainable rate. From a baseline ?gure of one billion in 1800, global population is predicted to exceed nine billion by 2050 and 87. 8% of this growth will be localized in less developed countries. Such uneven population growth will yield a harvest of poverty, malnutrition, disease and en- ronmental degradation that will affect us all. Amongst the complex mixture of political, social, cultural and technological changes needed to address this issue, the development of improved methods of fertility regulation will be critical. The inadequacy of current contraceptive technologies is indicated by recent data s- gesting that the contraceptive needs of over 120 million couples go unmet every year. As a direct consequence of this de?cit 38% of pregnancies are unplanned and more than 50% end in an abortion, generating a total of 46 million abortions per annum particularly among teenagers. If safe, effective contraceptives were ava- able to every couple experiencing an unmet family planning need, 1. 5 million lives would be saved each year (UNFPA 2003). Progress in contraceptive technology should not only generate more effective methods of regulating fertility, but should also provide a range of methods to meet the changing needs of the world’s population. Contraceptive practice was revo- tionized in 1960 in the US and 1961 in Europe by the introduction of the oral contraceptive pill by Gregory Pincus, MC Chang and colleagues, based on fun- mental hormone research conducted in Germany.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Women's Health Care Research, Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany

    Ursula-F. Habenicht

  • ARC Centre of Excellence in, Biotechnology & Development, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

    R. John Aitken

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