Physiology of human reproduction: notes for students

"Expediency of communication, instant access, and a vast database to surf and learn from are undeniable benefits of our digital age.

At the same time, some valuable things have gone, or are going, by the wayside, and note-taking appears to be among them.

These days, students scribble on their tablets or laptops using digital styluses but rarely have subject notebooks filled with their own notes and interpretations.

As a result, the need for coherent, readable notes has resurfaced and, in many of our undergraduate, graduate and medical school classes here at the University of Vermont, we now solicit volunteer (and, sometimes, paid) note takers specifically for this task.

The intent of this short textbook is to fill that need, at least with regard to the physiology of human reproduction.

In the spirit of true notes, is written to be read without the distraction of having to refer to images"--.