Contents

pp vii-viii

List of contributors

pp ix-x

1 - Introduction: the biological anthropological approach

pp 1-4

PART I - HORMONAL ASPECTS OF FERTILITY REGULATION

pp 5-6

2 - The hypothalamo-pituitary regulation of the reproductive function: towards an increasing complexity

pp 7-24

3 - Lactation, condition and sociality: constraints on fertility of non-human mammals

pp 25-45

4 - Evidence for interpopulation variation in normal ovarian function and consequences for hormonal contraception

pp 46-66

PART II - INTERPOPULATION VARIABILITY

pp 67-68

5 - Age and developmental effects on human ovarian function

pp 69-90

6 - Non-pathological source of variability infertility: between/within subjects and between populations

pp 91-105

7 - The relationship between disease and subfecundity

pp 106-122

PART III - METABOLIC AND ENERGETIC ASPECTS OF REGULATION

pp 123-124

8 - Metabolic adaptation in humans: does it occur?

pp 125-147

9 - Possible adaptive mechanisms for energy saving during physical activity

pp 148-166

10 - Body composition and fertility: methodological considerations

pp 167-194

11 - Breast-feeding practices and other metabolic loads affecting human reproduction

pp 195-216

Index

pp 217-225