Amenorrhea: A Case-Based, Clinical Guide
Author:   Nanette F. Santoro ,  Genevieve Neal-Perry
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2010 ed.
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9781603278638


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   17 September 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Nanette F. Santoro ,  Genevieve Neal-Perry
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2010 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781603278638


ISBN 10:   160327863
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   17 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis.- The Mechanism of Menstruation.- Amenorrhea Due to Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Kallmann Syndrome.- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Primary Ovarian Insufficiency.- Hyperprolactinemia and Pituitary Causes of Amenorrhea.- Amenorrhea Associated With the Female Athlete Triad: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.- The Role of Body Weight in Menstrual Disturbances and Amenorrhea.- Natural and Surgical Menopause.- Clinical Implications of Prolonged Hypothalamic Amenorrhea.- Long-Term Implications of Oophorectomy at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease.- Ethnicity and Amenorrhea.

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From the reviews: This concise but comprehensive review of reproductive pathophysiology and amenorrhea presents relevant and thought-provoking clinical vignettes. ! this book is aimed at practicing clinicians, both residents and students would benefit from reading it as well. The editors and many of the authors are specialists who are knowledgeable and well known in the field of reproductive medicine. ! This is an extremely valuable book for a wide variety of clinicians who treat female patients. (Kerri Lynn Luzzo, Doody's Review Service, January, 2011)


From the reviews: This concise but comprehensive review of reproductive pathophysiology and amenorrhea presents relevant and thought-provoking clinical vignettes. ... this book is aimed at practicing clinicians, both residents and students would benefit from reading it as well. The editors and many of the authors are specialists who are knowledgeable and well known in the field of reproductive medicine. ... This is an extremely valuable book for a wide variety of clinicians who treat female patients. (Kerri Lynn Luzzo, Doody's Review Service, January, 2011) In Amenorrhea, A Case-Based, Clinical Guide, the editors state that they set out to organize a comprehensive review of amenorrhea that would update clinicians 'on our current knowledge regarding normal female reproductive physiology and ... discuss the pathophysiology, diagnostic algorithms, and therapeutic intervention for amenorrhea.' The book begins well, with two chapters on what is normal, followed by chapters addressing the various causes of amenorrhea. ... The last several chapters were especially informative. (R. Wayne Inzer, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, July, 2011)


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