Hugh S. Taylor, MD, is Professor and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.Tamir S. Aldad, MS-III, is Predoctoral Research Fellow at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.Enda McVeigh, FRCOG, is Medical Director at Oxford Fertility Unit in Oxford, UK.Roy Homburg, FRCOG, is Professor of Reproductive Medicine at Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Tel Aviv University in Israel.John Guillebaud, FRCSEd, FRCOG, is Emeritus Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health at University College London in London, UK.

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• Part 1: Reproductive Medicine ; 1. Sexual differentiation ; 2. Steroid hormones ; 3. Menarche and adolescent gynecology ; 4. Ovaries and the menstrual cycle ; 5. Polycystic ovary syndrome ; 6. Hirsutism and virilization ; 7. Amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea ; 8. Menopause and hormone replacement therapy ; 9. Initial advice to those concerned about delays in conception ; 10. Defining infertility ; 11. Investigation of fertility problems ; 12. Management strategies for fertility problems ; 13. Male infertility ; 14. Ovulation induction ; 15. Tubal and uterine disorders ; 16. Medical and surgical management of endometriosis ; 17. Intra-uterine insemination ; 18. In vitro fertilization (IVF) and associated assisted conception techniques ; Part 2: Contraception and Family Planning ; 19. Fertility and fertility awareness ; 20. Male contraception ; 21. Vaginal methods ; 22. The combined oral contraceptive (COC) ; 23. Progestogen-only pill (POP) ; 24. Injectables ; 25. Contraceptive implants ; 26. Intra-uterine contraception ; 27. Postcoital contraception ; 28. Sterilization ; 29. Special considerations ; Appendix ; Index