Female Reproduction -- New Insights into Ovarian Function -- Estrogen Signaling in the Regulation of Female Reproductive Functions -- Progesterone Receptors and Ovulation -- Contraception Targets in Mammalian Ovarian Development -- Proteomics of Embryonic Implantation -- Evaluation of Plasma Membrane Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent ATPase Isoform 4 as a Potential Target for Fertility Control -- Male Reproduction -- New Insights into Sperm Physiology and Pathology -- The Epididymis as a Target for Male Contraceptive Development -- Sperm–Zona Pellucida Interaction: Molecular Mechanisms and the Potential for Contraceptive Intervention -- Mouse Models as Tools in Fertility Research and Male-Based Contraceptive Development -- New options: From target to product -- Male Hormonal Contraception -- Family Planning: Today and in the Future.

This book represents a unique collection of papers from internationally renowned experts to give us a state-of-the art summary of current concepts in reproductive biology. The narrative has been developed to highlight how new gains in our understanding of reproductive mechanisms have generated unique opportunities for contraceptive development.