{"product_id":"the-infertility-trap-why-life-choices-impact-your-fertility-and-why-we-must-act-now-paperback-9781108940818","title":"The Infertility Trap; Why Life Choices Impact your Fertility and Why We Must Act Now (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108940818","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Infertility Trap\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhy Life Choices Impact your Fertility and Why We Must Act Now\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuman fertility rates are dropping at an unprecedented rate. This book highlights the consequences of our current inaction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. John Aitken (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108940818, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 May 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In The Infertility Trap, Professor John Aitken presents a unique view on the future of our species survival if we do not reconsider the ways we are conducting reproductive medicine. This book is a wake-up call to seek novel and safe alternatives for male contraception to help family planning.' Cristian O'Flaherty, Professor in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA potential crisis in human fertility is brewing. As societies become more affluent, they experience changes that have a dramatic impact on reproduction. As average family sizes fall, the selection pressure for high-fertility genes decreases; exacerbated by the IVF industry which allows infertility-linked genes to pass into the next generation. Male fertility rates are low, for many reasons including genetics and exposure to environmental toxins. So, a perfect storm of factors is contriving to drive fertility rates down at unprecedented rates. If we do not recognize the reality of our situation and react accordingly, an uncontrollable decline in population numbers is likely, which we'll be unable to reverse. This book will address, in a unique and multi-faceted way, how the consequences of modern life affects fertility, so that we can consider behavioural, social, medical and environmental changes which could reduce the severity of what is about to come.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1\u003cbr\u003e 1.1. Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 1.2. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 1.3. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2\u003cbr\u003e 2.1. A journey into the demographic heart of the matter\u003cbr\u003e 2.2. The shape of world population growth\u003cbr\u003e 2.3. The emergence of infertility\u003cbr\u003e 2.4. Longevity, population momentum and migration\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.1. Longevity\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.2. Longevity, affluence and infant mortality\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.3. GDP and Health: mixed blessings\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.4. Population momentum\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.5. The key role played by migration\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.6. Can China and India save us?\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.7. Can Africa save us?\u003cbr\u003e 2.5. Forecasting an uncertain future\u003cbr\u003e 2.6. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 2.7. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3\u003cbr\u003e 3.1. Female fertility: hostage to affluence, age and the search for self-fulfilment\u003cbr\u003e 3.1.1. The ascent of affluence\u003cbr\u003e 3.1.2. Affluence, infertility and the Malthusian paradox\u003cbr\u003e 3.2. The demographic transition\u003cbr\u003e 3.3. Socio-educational factors and fertility\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.1. Educational drivers for female infertility\u003cbr\u003e 3.3.2. Female education and marriage\u003cbr\u003e 3.4. The intersection of education and reproductive biology\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.1. The fundamental biology of female reproduction\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.2. Age of Menarche\u003cbr\u003e 3.4.3. The reproductive years – over before you know it\u003cbr\u003e 3.5. How the immaturity of human infants shapes our reproduction\u003cbr\u003e 3.6. Reproduction and the care of our offspring\u003cbr\u003e 3.6.1. What is the point of granny and grandad?\u003cbr\u003e 3.7. Marriage – virtue or vestige\u003cbr\u003e 3.8. Importance of adequate sex education\u003cbr\u003e 3.8.1. Why have my eggs forsaken me?'\u003cbr\u003e 3.9. Chromosomal abnormalities and female infertility\u003cbr\u003e 3.10. The IVF industry and maternal age\u003cbr\u003e 3.11. Are there any solutions to age dependent female infertility?\u003cbr\u003e 3.11.1. Oocyte donation\u003cbr\u003e 3.11.2. Oocyte freezing\u003cbr\u003e 3.12. Socio-political issues\u003cbr\u003e 3.12.1. Why would women wed?\u003cbr\u003e 3.12.2. A role for pro-natalist Government policies?\u003cbr\u003e 3.13. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 3.14. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4\u003cbr\u003e 4.1. What is happening to the human male?\u003cbr\u003e 4.2. Testicular cancer\u003cbr\u003e 4.3. Cancer and Opulence\u003cbr\u003e 4.4. Other defects of the male reproductive tract\u003cbr\u003e 4.5. The vexed question of declining sperm counts\u003cbr\u003e 4.6. Possible causes of declining sperm counts\u003cbr\u003e 4.7. Environmental pollution and semen quality\u003cbr\u003e 4.8. Falling testosterone levels and semen quality\u003cbr\u003e 4.9. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 4.10. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5\u003cbr\u003e 5.1. The miracle of conception\u003cbr\u003e 5.1.1. The human spermatozoon\u003cbr\u003e 5.1.2. The timing of insemination\u003cbr\u003e 5.1.3. The ripening of spermatozoa in the female tract\u003cbr\u003e 5.1.4. The complexity of fertilisation\u003cbr\u003e 5.2. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 5.3. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6\u003cbr\u003e 6.1. Why are men infertile?\u003cbr\u003e 6.1.1. Hamsters and human sperm function\u003cbr\u003e 6.2. Oxidative stress and the infertile male\u003cbr\u003e 6.2.1. Reactive oxygen species\u003cbr\u003e 6.2.2. Thaddeus Mann and oxidative stress\u003cbr\u003e 6.2.3. Oxidative stress and DNA damage\u003cbr\u003e 6.2.4. Oxidative DNA damage and mutations on the offspring\u003cbr\u003e 6.3. Genetic causes of male infertility\u003cbr\u003e 6.3.1. Y-chromosome deletion\u003cbr\u003e 6.3.2. Other genetic causes\u003cbr\u003e 6.4. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 6.5. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7\u003cbr\u003e 7.1. The Janus faces of IVF\u003cbr\u003e 7.1.1. Steptoe, Edwards and Purdy: the development of IVF\u003cbr\u003e 7.1.2. ICSI and Male Infertility\u003cbr\u003e 7.1.3. The rise of ICSI\u003cbr\u003e 7.2. Consequences of ART when conducted at scale\u003cbr\u003e 7.3. Negative impacts on IVF on the mutational load carried by children\u003cbr\u003e 7.4. Impact of assisted conception on fertility\u003cbr\u003e 7.5. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 7.6. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8\u003cbr\u003e 8.1. The gathering storm\u003cbr\u003e 8.2. The infertility trap\u003cbr\u003e 8.2.1. Demographic factors\u003cbr\u003e 8.2.2. Social factors\u003cbr\u003e 8.2.3. Economic factors\u003cbr\u003e 8.2.4. Environmental factors\u003cbr\u003e 8.2.5. Evolutionary factors\u003cbr\u003e 8.3. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 8.4. References\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9\u003cbr\u003e 9.1. How do we escape the trap?\u003cbr\u003e 9.2. Sex Education\u003cbr\u003e 9.3. Remove reproductive toxicants\u003cbr\u003e 9.4. Counter oxidative stress\u003cbr\u003e 9.5. Elevate the status of reproductive toxicology\u003cbr\u003e 9.6. Find ways of working with the IVF industry\u003cbr\u003e 9.7. Engineer social change\u003cbr\u003e 9.8. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 9.9. 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