Synopsis
Focusing on the cutting edge of recent medical knowledge and advances, this new edition of Fauser's highly acclaimed advanced textbook fills a unique role. Reproductive Medicine: Molecular, Cellular, and Genetic Fundamentals explains and clarifies for non-specialist physicians the complex biochemistry and biology underlying the current practice of assisted reproduction - understanding which is now essential for all those hoping to practice successfully in this field.
The first edition, Molecular Biology in Reproductive Medicine represented a ground-breaking initiative in presenting complicated science in a comprehensible and practical way and received accolades from many authoritative reviewers for its remarkable achievement. The new edition takes this initiative to a new level, completely re-writing the original edition, incorporating and interpreting the latest research findings of this extraordinarily fast-moving field, while keeping those features that made the first edition a bestseller. With a uniquely distinguished team of international contributors, Reproductive Medicine: Molecular, Cellular, and Genetic Fundamentals represents the current state of knowledge essential for the most effective application of assisted reproduction techniques.
Reviews
The second edition of Reproductive Medicine is a substantially enhanced version of the 1999 publication Molecular Biology in Reproductive Medicine, spearheaded by the current editor-in-chief, Bart C.J.M. Fauser of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A total of 13 chapters have been added, and the number of section editors has almost doubled. In sum, the second edition is a formidable compilation of contributions from the leading lights of the reproductive sciences. This edition comes across as a new textbook, the future of which appears secure. In other scholarly compilations concerning reproductive medicine, there is a predominance of clinically oriented contributions. Although obviously important, the clinical orientations of these books often mean that the authors do not pay sufficient attention to the molecular, cellular, and genetic underpinnings of the pathology under discussion. The rationale of the first edition of Reproductive Medicine, much expanded in the second edition, was to emphasize the how and why of human disease. In this respect, the new edition is unparalleled and uncompromising. Although most sections are excellent, the section on molecular pharmacology deserves special mention; there was no such section in the first edition, and it addresses key emerging therapeutic possibilities of obvious relevance for any student of reproductive medicine. A close second in terms of excellence is the superb section dealing with gamete and embryo biology; its authors are leading authorities in their respective disciplines. Whereas Reproductive Medicine may be most appropriate by its very nature for practitioners of the craft and students of the discipline, it will undoubtedly prove of great usefulness for physicians in other fields who are in need of dependable information. Medical students, residents in training, and graduate students will all find this resource worthwhile. Reproductive Medicine occupies an important niche in the pantheon of comparable publications. Indeed, the current version can be viewed as a marked improvement over the first edition, and I recommend it highly. Eli Y. Adashi, M.D.
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