Biomedical and Demographic Determinants of Reproduction

Edited by Ronald Gray, Henri Leridon, and Alfred Spira

Clarendon Press

International Studies in Demography

Biomedical and Demographic Determinants of Reproduction

Edited by Ronald Gray, Henri Leridon, and Alfred Spira

Clarendon Press

International Studies in Demography

Description

This volume surveys the state of knowledge and research on the determinants of human reproduction. It adopts an inter-disciplinary approach and integrates information from demographic, epidemiological and biological studies of fertility.

The chapters provide a comprehensive overview of reproductive processes, including puberty and menopause, conception and fetal loss, and the effects of sexually transmitted diseases and lactation. The volume also considers the effects on fertility of nutrition and stress, environmental and occupational hazards, and social behaviour, and includes clinical papers on fertility following contraceptive use and treatment of infertility. Findings from original research on the determinants of human reproduction are also presented.

Biomedical and Demographic Determinants of Reproduction

Edited by Ronald Gray, Henri Leridon, and Alfred Spira

Clarendon Press

International Studies in Demography

Part I: Introduction and Overview
1:Introduction, Ronald Gray
2:The relative contributions of biological and behavioural factors in determining natural fertility: A demographer's perspective, John Bongaarts
Part II: Demographic and Behavioural Determinants of Reproduction
3:The determinants of adolescent fertility with special reference to biological variables, Stan Becker
4:The relationship of age at menarche and fertility in undernourished adolescents, Ann P. Riley, Julia L. Samuelson, Sandra L. Huffman
5:Age at menopause and fecundity preceding menopause, Omar Rahman & Jane Menken
6:Coitus as demographic behaviour, J. Richard Udry
Part III: Biomedical Determinants of Reproduction
7:The pathophysiology and epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases in relation to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility, Willard Cates Jr., Robert T. Rolfs Jr., & Sevgi O. Aral
8:A descriptive epidemiology of infertility in Costa Rica, Mark W. Oberle, Luis Rosero-Bixby, & Pat Whitaker
9:The effects of exercise and nutrition on the menstrual cycle, David C. Cumming
10:Fertility following contraceptive use, George R. Huggins
11:Toxic substances, conception, and pregnancy outcomes, Michael J. Rosenberg
Part IV: Fecundability
12:Models of fecundability, Meredith L. Golden & Sara R. Millman
13:Age patterns of fecundability, Maxine Weinstein, James Wood, & Chang Ming-Cheng
Part V: Infertility and Assisted Conception
14:Artificial insemination with frozen donor semen: A model to appreciate human fecundity, J. Lansac
15:Hormonal regulation in in Vitro fertilization, Gary D. Hodgen
16:Conception probability and pregnancy outcome in relation to age, cycle regularity, and timing of intercourse, A. Spira, B. Ducot, M.L. Guihard-Moscato, N. Job-Spira, M.J. Mayaux, J. Menetrier, J. Wattiaux
Part VI: Causes and Frequency of Fetal Loss
17:Biological causes of fetal loss, Joe Leigh Simpson & Sandra Carson
18:Endocrine detection of conception and early fetal loss, Allen J. Wilcox, Clarice R. Weinberg, Donna D. Baird, Robert E. Canfield
19:The relationship between reduced fecunadability and subsequent fetal loss, Donna D. Baird, N. Beth Ragan, Allen J. Willcox, & Clarice R. Weinberg
Part VII: Post-Partum Infecunadability and the Role of Lactation
20:Fecundability and post-partum sterility: An insuperable interaction?, Henri Leridon
21:Demographic research on lactational amenorrhoea, Kathleen Ford & Young J. Kim
22:Statistical evidence of links between maternal nutrition and post-partum infertility, A. Meredith John
23:Maternal nutrition, infant feeding, and post-partum amenorrhoea: Recent evidence from Bangladesh, Kathleen Ford & Sandra Huffman
24:Breastfeeding and fertility, A.S. McNeilly
25:Breastfeeding and the length of post-partum amenorrhoea: A hazards model approach, German Rodriquez & Soledad Diaz
26:The return of ovarian function during lactation: Results of studies from the United States and the Philippines, Ronald H. Gray, Ruben Apelo, Oona Campbell, Susan Eslami, Howard Zacur, & Miriam Labook
27:Post-partum sexual abstinence in tropical Africa, Etienne van de Walle & Francine van de Walle
Index

Biomedical and Demographic Determinants of Reproduction

Edited by Ronald Gray, Henri Leridon, and Alfred Spira

Clarendon Press

International Studies in Demography

Author Information

Edited by Ronald Gray, Professor, Department of Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University, Henri Leridon, Head of Department of Socio-demography, National Institute for Demographic Studies, Paris, and Alfred Spira, Director, Public Health Research Unit, INSERM