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Repetitorium Phlebologie: Für die Zusatzweiterbildung – Prüfungs- und Praxiswissen
by Helmut Nüllen Thomas NoppeneyKompakt und präzise fasst das "Repetitorium Phlebologie" die Inhalte für die Weiterbildung zur interdisziplinären Zusatzbezeichnung Phlebologie zusammen. Die Darstellung eignet sich ideal für die Prüfungsvorbereitung und zum Nachschlagen auch spezieller Fakten. Sie umfasst die anatomischen und physiologischen Grundlagen ebenso wie die gängigen Klassifikationen und Scores und die diagnostischen Verfahren. Die einzelnen Erkrankungen des Venensystems sind detailliert beschrieben, auch selten vorkommende Krankheitsformen und Syndrome finden dabei Platz. Ausführlich gehen die Autoren auf den Stellenwert der konservativen und operativen Therapieverfahren ein. In einem eigenen Kapitel sind auch die Erkrankungen des Lymphgefäßsystems berücksichtigt. Das dargestellte komprimierte Faktenwissen lässt kaum eine Frage zu dem Fachgebiet offen.
Repetitorium Proktologie
by Michael StollIn knapper und präziser, einheitlich strukturierter Form sind die Grundlagen der proktologischen Diagnostik und Therapie und die einzelnen Erkrankungen des Anorektalbereichs beschrieben. Basierend auf den Vorgehensweisen und Erfahrungen einer renommierten Spezialpraxis werden diagnostisches Vorgehen und Therapieindikationen ausführlich und mit vielen Tipps zur praktischen Umsetzung dargestellt; zahlreiche farbige Abbildungen illustrieren die typischen Befunde. Im Text hervorgehobene Schlüsselsätze und Kapitelzusammenfassungen erleichtern die schnelle Orientierung. Alle Inhalte der Zusatzweiterbildung Proktologie sind berücksichtigt; für die Vorbereitung der Prüfung ist das Buch ebenso geeignet wie als kompaktes Nachschlagewerk für alle proktologisch tätigen Ärzte.
Repetitorium Schmerztherapie: Zur Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung Spezielle Schmerztherapie
by Justus Benrath Michael Hatzenbühler Michael Fresenius Michael HeckDas vorliegende Werk vermittelt in knapper und verständlicher Form, ergänzt durch viele Tabellen und Schemata, die Grundlagen und Besonderheiten der speziellen Schmerztherapie – unter Berücksichtigung der aktuell gültigen Leitlinien für Diagnose und Therapie von Schmerzerkrankungen. Die Inhalte orientieren sich an den Weiterbildungsinhalten der BÄK für die Zusatz-Weiterbildung „Spezielle Schmerztherapie“. Das Buch eignet sich hervorragend zur Prüfungsvorbereitung, da es die wesentlichen Inhalte auf den Punkt bringt. Aufgrund der vielen Hinweise zu Indikationen, Pharmakokinetik und Wirkmechanismen sowie der zahlreichen konkreten Praxistipps und ist es darüber hinaus ein wertvoller Begleiter im Klinikalltag aller schmerztherapeutisch tätigen Ärzte. Die 5. Auflage erscheint komplett überarbeitet, aktualisiert und erweitert. Neue Themen: Psychologische und psychotherapeutische Verfahren der Schmerztherapie, suchtmedizinische Aspekte und erweiterte Darstellung der nicht-invasiven Schmerztherapie.
Repetitorium Sportmedizin: Für die Zusatzweiterbildung – Prüfungs- und Praxiswissen
by Christine JoistenDas Buch vermittelt in knapper und verständlicher Form die Grundlagen und Besonderheiten des Querschnittsfaches Sportmedizin. Die Inhalte orientieren sich an dem aktualisierten (Muster)-Kursbuch der BÄK für die Zusatzweiterbildung „Sportmedizin“, wobei neben der Energiebereitstellung, Trainings- und Leistungsdiagnostik, die spezifischen sportmedizinischen Aspekte in der Prävention und Therapie von einigen chronischen Erkrankungen vorgestellt werden. Zusätzliche wurden aktuelle Themenfelder, wie Sporttauglichkeitsuntersuchungen, Sportunfälle sowie Ernährung, Doping und ethische Aspekte von den Autoren aus Sportmedizin und Sportwissenschaft zusammengestellt. Mit Hilfe der Springer Nature Flashcards, ein digitales Fragen-und-Antworten-Tool, kann das Wissen vertieft werden. Das Buch eignet sich hervorragend zur Prüfungsvorbereitung, ist aber auch aufgrund der vielen praktischen Hinweise ein wertvoller Begleiter für alle sportmedizinisch tätigen Ärzte.
Repetitorium Transplantationsbeauftragte
by Klaus Hahnenkamp Axel Rahmel Claus-Dieter MiddelKompakt und übersichtlich fasst das Buch die Wissensinhalte zusammen, die Ärzte und Pflegefachpersonal als Transplantationsbeauftragte auf einer Intensivstation benötigen. Es kann als anschauliche Einführung in das Aufgabenfeld ebenso verwendet werden wie als Nachschlagewerk für den erfahrenen Transplantationsbeauftragten. Alle Inhalte des Curriculums der Bundesärztekammer sind berücksichtigt, damit eignet es sich auch als Begleitbuch für die curricularen Kurse. Der inhaltliche Schwerpunkt liegt auf den Fragestellungen, die für die praktische Tätigkeit als Transplantationsbeauftragter besonders wichtig sind, wie die Voraussetzungen für eine Organspende und ihre Durchführung. Doch auch organisatorische, rechtliche und ethische Fragestellungen kommen nicht zu kurz. Die Links zu wichtigen Adressen und Arbeitsmaterialien können über integrierte QR-Codes direkt aufgerufen werden.
Replicating Vaccines
by Philip R. Dormitzer Christian W. Mandl Rino RappuoliTechnological advances, together with a better understanding of the molecular biology of infectious microorganisms, are creating exciting possibilities for a new generation of replicating vaccines. Historically, live vaccines have been either directly derived from a natural source or attenuated by empirical approaches using serial passages and host cell adaptation. Currently, we are witnessing a quantum leap in our technological capabilities to specifically modify the genetic make-up of viruses and bacteria, making it possible to generate improved live vaccines and to develop completely new types of replicating vaccines, such as vectored vaccines, single-round infectious vaccines and replicon vaccines. This book highlights some of the most exciting recent developments towards a new generation of replicating vaccines.
Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation Into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball
by George J. MitchellReport on rampant steroid use in major league baseball
Reporter Gene Imaging: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #1790)
by Purnima DubeyThis volume provides an introduction for the scientist who is new to the field of molecular imaging, as well as detailed methods for experts in other areas of molecular imaging. Chapters detail the advantages and limitations of combining fluorescent, bioluminescent and radioisotopic, creating dual modality imaging reporter gene construct, bioluminescent imaging, and bioluminescent or fluorescent imaging. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Reporter Gene Imaging : Methods and Protocols aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.
Reporting Mental Illness in China (Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series)
by Guy RamsayThis book examines how Chinese-language newspapers across greater China report on severe mental illness, and why they do so in the ways they do, given that reporting in local newspapers can strongly influence how Chinese readers view the illness. By assessing how the reporting in three leading broadsheet newspapers from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan constructs the illness, the book considers how the distinct social and political histories of the three culturally Chinese communities shape the reporting, and whether it bears out or contests the intense stigma against the illness that prevails locally. The findings can usefully encourage and inform attempts to humanise, include, and empower those with a severe mental illness across greater China and the global Chinese diaspora. Employing a well-tested, transparent discourse analytic approach, the book also includes numerous Chinese-English bilingual news report extracts to illustrate its claims. As such, Reporting Mental Illness in China will be of interest to sinologists, discourse analysts, mental health professionals and public health authorities across the globe, especially in places where there are large Chinese-speaking populations.
Reporting and Publishing Research in the Biomedical Sciences: Revised Edition
by Peush Sahni Rakesh AggarwalThis book eases the task of converting research work into a manuscript, and covers the recent developments in publishing that often stump budding researchers.Few researchers in the biomedical sciences are trained in the essential skills of reporting their results, and they seek help in writing a paper that will be acceptable for publication in the ‘right’ journal, and in presenting their results ‘effectively’ at a meeting. As well as covering the basic aspects of preparing manuscripts for publication, the book discusses best practices and issues relating to the publication of biomedical research, including topics such as peer-review, authorship, plagiarism, conflicts of interest, publication misconduct, electronic publishing and open-access journals. With more than two decades of experience in conducting workshops on writing scientific papers, the editors have brought together the expertise of 29 authors from seven countries to produce this one-stop guide to publishing research in biomedical sciences. This book is intended for young researchers who are beginning their careers and wish to hone their skills and understand the rigors of research writing and publishing.
Reporting for Duty: True Stories of Wounded Veterans and Their Service Dogs
by Tracy J. LibbyInspirational accounts of veterans who have moved forward from mental and physical injuries toward healthier lives with the help of service dogs. Hundreds of thousands of military veterans seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) each year. Service dogs have been used for many years in the civilian sector to help their disabled owners perform necessary tasks in daily life; likewise, the organized use of therapy dogs to bring comfort and companionship to hospital and nursing-home patients dates back more than four decades. Reporting for Duty explores the unique and special bond between wounded warriors—especially those suffering from PTSD—and their service dogs and discusses the vital work of therapy dogs who visit VA hospitals and military rehabilitation facilities. Author Tracy Libby tells the true stories of disabled veterans who have been touched, assisted, and enriched by the dogs in their lives, and the new lease on life is reciprocal: many of these service and therapy dogs have been rescued from shelters and specially trained for their jobs. A portion of proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit a veterans&’ service-dog organization.Inside Reporting for Duty . . .True stories of physically and mentally disabled veterans who count on service dogs for assistance with daily tasksAn explanation of PTSD and how it affects military veteransHow therapy dogs and service dogs are selected and trained for their jobsRescuing shelter dogs to train for therapy and service workHow the military is training dogs to accompany soldiers on deploymentsA look at the bond between people and dogs and the positive effects it has on both
Reporting in TFS
by Dipti ChhatrapatiThis book is intended for developers, testers, architects, and project managers who want to explore and make use of the reporting facilities of Team Foundation Server 2013. Although no previous experience of reporting is required, a basic understanding of the Team Foundation Components and project templates would be a plus.
Representation, Re-Presentation, and Resistance: Participatory Geographies of Place, Health, and Embodiment (Global Perspectives on Health Geography)
by Ryan J. PettewayThis book draws on the author's ten years of participatory work to examine core themes of (mis)representation, re-presentation, and resistance within place-health research and practice. The book includes practice- and research-based projects with implications and applications for practitioners (e.g. local health department epidemiologists) and academics, introducing readers to an array of new and mixed-methods within place-health research. It also introduces new conceptual and analytical place-health frameworks that more explicitly account for power—both within place making, unmaking, and remaking processes, and within the (re)production of place-health knowledges. Across six chapters, the author reports and reflects on a selection of research projects, raising key considerations in regard to place-health (mis)representation, and highlighting the value of participatory methods and processes in re-presenting—and decolonizing—spatial narratives of health. This includes an emphasis on the integration of community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles with the technological and procedural affordances of information and communication technologies (ICTs). With each chapter drawing from CBPR, decolonizing, social epidemiology, health geography, Black feminist, and critical theory orientations, the book offers an integrated call and framing for a critical examination of how geographies of “place” and health—and narratives/stories therein—are constructed, and perhaps might be de/re-constructed through inclusive and equitable research practices that center community and offer a mode of resistance for the production of place-health counternarratives. The book is intended for academic researchers and practitioners in public health and health geography fields, particularly those whose work engages social epidemiology, urban planning, and aspects of community development, and will also appeal to researchers and practitioners who use participatory, community-inclusive methods and processes in their work, especially as related to community mapping.
Representations of Death: A Social Psychological Perspective
by Mary BradburyDrawing upon a rare and highly original ethnography of contemporary mortuary practices, Representations of Death takes the reader through the medical, bureaucratic, commercial and ritual aspects of death Going behind the scenes at hospitals, funeral parlours, crematoria and cemeteries, as well as holding poignant, in-depth interviews with bereaved women, Bradbury has been able to illuminate the very different perspectives of the deathwork professional and the grieving relative. Illustrated with stunning photographs, this fascinating book makes a significant contribution to the growing literature in death studies.
Representations of HIV/AIDS in Contemporary Hispano-American and Caribbean Culture: Cuerpos suiSIDAs (The\cultural Politics Of Media And Popular Culture Ser.)
by Gustavo SuberoExploring the mechanisms and strategies used in different cultures across Hispano-America and the Caribbean to narrativise, represent and understand HIV/AIDS as a social and human phenomenon, this book examines a wide range of cultural, artistic and media texts, as well as issues of human phenomenology, to understand the ways in which HIV positive individuals make sense of their own lives, and of the ways in which the rest of society sees them. Drawing on a variety of cultural texts from cinema, television, photography and literature, the author considers the manner in which contemporary cultural forms have shaped a body of public opinion in response to the social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS, re-interpreting the condition in the light of advances in treatment. With attention to both the temporality and spatiality of production, this book examines whether heterosexual and homosexual, and masculine and feminine bodies are narrativised in the same manner, considering the question of whether representations foster discrimination of any kind. The book also asks whether representations across Latin America are homogenous or varied according to national, social or cultural context, and explores the commonalities between the representations of HIV/AIDS in Hispano-America and the Caribbean and other global narratives. A detailed study of the various representations of HIV/AIDS and the construction of public opinion, this book will appeal to scholars of cultural, media and film studies, the sociology of health, the body and illness, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Representing Schizophrenia in the Media: A Corpus-Based Approach to UK Press Coverage (Routledge Applied Corpus Linguistics)
by James BalfourThis book presents a critical analysis of ways in which schizophrenia and people with schizophrenia are represented in the press. Interrogating a 15-million-word corpus of news articles published by nine UK national newspapers over a 15-year period, the author draws on techniques from corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to identify the most frequent and salient linguistic features used by journalists to influence and reflect broader public attitudes towards people with schizophrenia. In doing so this book: Evaluates the extent to which media representations are accurate and the extent to which they are potentially helpful or harmful towards people living with schizophrenia; Employs a bottom-up approach guided by linguistic patterns, such as collocates and keywords, identified by corpus software; Contributes to the de-stigmatisation of schizophrenic disorder by unveiling some of the widespread misconceptions surrounding it; Applies a mixed-methods approach in order to expose attitudes and beliefs found ‘between the lines’ – values and assumptions which are often implicit in the way language is used and therefore not visible to the naked eye. The findings of this monograph will be relevant to advanced students and researchers of health communication, corpus linguistics and applied linguistics and will also carry importance for journalists and mental health practitioners.
Reproduction Reconceived: Family Making and the Limits of Choice after Roe v. Wade (Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century #5)
by Sara MatthiesenThe landmark case Roe v. Wade redefined family: it is now commonplace for Americans to treat having children as a choice. But the historic decision also coincided with widening inequality, an ongoing trend that continues to make choice more myth than reality. In this new and timely history, Matthiesen shows how the effects of incarceration, for-profit healthcare, disease, and poverty have been worsened by state neglect, forcing most to work harder to maintain a family.
Reproduction and Adaptation
by C. G. Mascie-Taylor Lyliane RosettaIn the space of one generation major changes have begun to take place in the field of human reproduction. A rapid increase in the control of fertility and the understanding and treatment of sexual health issues have been accompanied by an emerging threat to reproductive function linked to increasing environmental pollution and dramatic changes in lifestyle. Organised around four key themes, this book provides a valuable review of some of the most important recent findings in human reproductive ecology. Major topics include the impact of the environment on reproduction, the role of physical activity and energetics in regulating reproduction, sexual maturation and ovulation assessment and demographic, health and family planning issues. Both theoretical and practical issues are covered, including the evolution and importance of the menopause and the various statistical methods by which researchers can analyse characteristics of the menstrual cycle in field studies.
Reproduction and Development in Annelida (Reproduction and Development in Aquatic Invertebrates)
by T. J. PandianThis book is a concise informative elucidation of all aspects of reproduction and development in annelids covering from arenicola to tubifex. Annelids flourish between 4,900 m depth to 2,000 m altitude; some of them occur in unusual habitats like hydrothermal vents and subterranean aquatic system (stigobionts). A few have no gut and acquire adequate nutrients through osmotrophism and/or engaging symbiotic microbes. In the absence of exoskeleton to escape predation, the 17,000 speciose annelids have explored bewildering modes of reproduction; not surprisingly, 42–47% of them are brooders. With 13,000 species, polychaetes are gonochores but some 207 species of them are hermaphrodites. Clitellates are all hermaphrodites; of them, 76 species are parthenogens, of which 56 are earthworms. Regenerative potency of annelids ranges from an organ to an entire worm from a single ‘seminal’ segment. The head, tail and both together can be regenerated 21, 42 and 20 times, respectively. However, the potency is limited to ~1% of polychaetes and Heterogamatic sex determination is reported to occur only in six polychaete species, although karyotype is known for 83 annelid species. In temperate polychaetes, a dozen neuroendocrines, arising mostly from the ‘brain’ regulates reproductive cycle. A complete chapter devoted to vermiculture, (i) recognizes the fast-growing candidate species, (ii) distinguishes 'layers' from 'brooders', (iii) indicates that the harvest of oligochaetes may reduce the input of nitrogenous fertilizer in the ricefield, and (iv) explores the scope for increasing wealth from waste.
Reproduction and the Maternal Body in Literature and Culture: Bodies of Knowledge, 1726-1818 (Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities)
by Jennifer S. HenkeThis book examines a selection of texts to discuss how midwifery, obstetrics and women’s bodies were constructed during the (long) eighteenth century, and how these material-discursive entanglements between science, medicine, literature and culture have shaped society's views of pregnancy, childbirth and reproduction.Drawing on theories from disciplines such as feminist new materialism, this book traces the history of both the reproductive body and the pluralistic medical knowledges that attended to pregnancy and childbirth during the Enlightenment and early Romanticism in Britain. It identifies the significance of literary and cultural artefacts in this knowledge formation, including the materiality of the female reproductive body itself, and raises awareness of myths about pregnancy and childbirth that persist today. This book features chapters exploring Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, John Cleland’s Fanny Hill, Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy, Eliza Fenwick’s Secresy, Or: The Ruin on the Rock, Mary Wollstonecraft’s Maria, Or: The Wrongs of Woman, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.Reproduction and the Maternal Body in Literature and Culture is an innovative and interdisciplinary contribution to the medical humanities and feminist philosophy of science and will interest scholars from a range of backgrounds, including literature and cultural studies, midwifery, medicine and history.
Reproduction by Design: Sex, Robots, Trees, and Test-Tube Babies in Interwar Britain
by Angus MclarenModernity in interwar Europe frequently took the form of a preoccupation with mechanizing the natural; fears and fantasies revolved around the notion that the boundaries between people and machines were collapsing. Reproduction in particular became a battleground for those debating the merits of the modern world. That debate continues today, and to understand the history of our anxieties about modernity, we can have no better guide than Angus McLaren. In Reproduction by Design, McLaren draws on novels, plays, science fiction, and films of the 1920s and '30s, as well as the work of biologists, psychiatrists, and sexologists, to reveal surprisingly early debates on many of the same questions that shape the conversation today: homosexuality, recreational sex, contraception, abortion, euthanasia, sex change operations, and in vitro fertilization. Here, McLaren brings together the experience and perception of modernity with sexuality, technology, and ecological concerns into a cogent discussion of science's place in reproduction in British and American cultural history.
Reproduction in Farm Animals
by B. Hafez E.S.E. HafezWhen you’re looking for a comprehensive and reliable text on large animal reproduction, look no further! the seventh edition of this classic text is geared for the undergraduate student in Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. In response to reader feedback, Dr. Hafez has streamlined and edited the entire text to remove all repetitious and nonessential material. That means you'll learn more in fewer pages. Plus the seventh editing is filled with features that help you grasp the concepts of reproduction in farm animals so you'll perform better on exams and in practice: condensed and simplified tables, so they're easier to consult an easy-to-scan glossary at the end of the book an expanded appendix, which includes graphic illustrations of assisted reproduction technology Plus, you'll find valuable NEW COVERAGE on all these topics: Equine Reproduction: expanded information reflecting today's knowledge Llamas (NEW CHAPTER) Micromanipulation of Gametes and In Vitro Fertilization (NEW CHAPTER!) Reach for the text that's revised with the undergraduate in mind: the seventh edition of Hafez's Reproduction in Farm Animals.
Reproduction in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals: A Clinical Guide
by Molly B. Moravek Gene De Haan<p>There are approximately 1.4 million trans-identified individuals in the US alone, many of whom will undergo gender-affirming medical or surgical interventions to better align their appearance with their gender identity. Multiple major medical societies recommend fertility preservation counseling prior to starting any gender-affirming therapies, but data are limited on the reproductive effects of common gender-affirming hormone regimens. The burden of fertility counseling falls to the hormone providers and surgeons that are encountering these patients, many of whom will not have had adequate training or resources to provide evidence-based recommendations and options. Additionally, many reproductive health care providers are not trained in how to care for gender minorities.<p> <p>The purpose of this book is to be a reference for clinicians and researchers in the field of transgender medicine, to provide up-to-date data and resources to properly counsel transgender and nonbinary patients about the reproductive consequences of gender-affirming interventions and their options for family-building, and to educate providers about appropriate and culturally competent reproductive health care. Effects of masculinizing and feminizing hormone therapy, as well as the fertility preservation options available, are discussed in detail for both adults and youth. In addition to these medical considerations, both psychosocial, legal and ethical considerations are highlighted for a more well-rounded presentation. A final chapter describes how to create a welcome and accepting clinical environment.<p> <p>Such a reference does not currently exist, leading to the propagation of misinformation and encouraging patients to seek nonmedical sources, such as social media, for their information. Reproduction in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals fills in this gap as a timely text for reproductive endocrinologists, surgeons and all clinical staff working with this population.<p>
Reproduction, Globalization, and the State: New Theoretical and Ethnographic Perspectives
by Carole H. Browner Carolyn F. SargentReproduction, Globalization, and the State conceptualizes and puts into practice a global anthropology of reproduction and reproductive health. Leading anthropologists offer new perspectives on how transnational migration and global flows of communications, commodities, and biotechnologies affect the reproductive lives of women and men in diverse societies throughout the world. Based on research in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Western Europe, their fascinating ethnographies provide insight into reproduction and reproductive health broadly conceived to encompass population control, HIV/AIDS, assisted reproductive technologies, paternity tests, sex work, and humanitarian assistance. The contributors address the methodological challenges of research on globalization, including ways of combining fine-grained ethnography with analyses of large-scale political, economic, and ideological forces. Their essays reveal complex interactions among global and state population policies and politics; public health, human rights, and feminist movements; diverse medical systems; various religious practices, doctrines, and institutions; and intimate relationships and individual aspirations. Contributors. Aditya Bharadwaj, Caroline H. Bledsoe, Carole H. Browner, Junjie Chen, Aimee R. Eden, Susan L. Erikson, Didier Fassin, Claudia Lee Williams Fonseca, Ellen Gruenbaum, Matthew Gutmann, Marcia C. Inhorn, Mark B. Padilla, Rayna Rapp, Lisa Ann Richey, Carolyn Sargent, Papa Sow, Cecilia Van Hollen, Linda Whiteford
Reproduction: Antiquity to the Present Day
by Nick Hopwood Rebecca Flemming Lauren KassellFrom contraception to cloning and pregnancy to populations, reproduction presents urgent challenges today. This field-defining history synthesizes a vast amount of scholarship to take the long view. Spanning from antiquity to the present day, the book focuses on the Mediterranean, western Europe, North America and their empires. It combines history of science, technology and medicine with social, cultural and demographic accounts. Ranging from the most intimate experiences to planetary policy, it tells new stories and revises received ideas. An international team of scholars asks how modern 'reproduction' - an abstract process of perpetuating living organisms - replaced the old 'generation' - the active making of humans and beasts, plants and even minerals. Striking illustrations invite readers to explore artefacts, from an ancient Egyptian fertility figurine to the announcement of the first test-tube baby. Authoritative and accessible, Reproduction offers students and non-specialists an essential starting point and sets fresh agendas for research.