Dr Patricia Macnair studied Medicine at the University of Bristol in England. After several years working in a variety of hospital specialities, she is now a freelance medical journalist and broadcaster. Patricia has worked predominantly for the BBC, writing, reporting and presenting for radio, TV and online, on a huge range of medical topics. She is also a regular contributor to national newspapers and magazines. In 2002, she won a major online health writing award for the BBC genetics website. Patricia recently completed an MA in Medical Ethics and Medical Law at King's College, University of London.

1 Half Title; 2-3 Imprint And Title; 4-5 Contents; 6-7 Introduction - All In A Lifetime; 8-9 The Male Reproductive System; 10-11 Female Reproduction; 12-13 In The Beginning; 14-15 Early Pregnancy: The First 12 Weeks; 16-17 Later Pregnancy: From Three To Nine Months; 18-19 Birth; 20-21 Inheritance: Genes And Chromosomes; 22-23 Feature: Why We Look Different; 24-25 Life As A Baby: The First 12 Months; 26-27 Growing Up: Childhood; 28-29 From Child To Adult: Puberty; 30-31 Feature: Rites Of Passage; 32-33 Adulthood; 34-35 Feature: Staying Healthy; 36-37 Glossary; 38-39 Website Links / Index; 40 Acknowledgements