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Author:   Agathocles Tsatsoulis ,  Jennifer Wyckoff ,  Florence M. Brown
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2010 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.323kg
ISBN:  

9781603272490

ISBN 10:   1603272496
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   27 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Sex Differences in Energy Balance, Body Composition, and Body Fat Distribution.- Menopause and Diabetes Mellitus.- Cardiovascular Disease in Women with Diabetes.- Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Women and the Paradigm of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Developmental Programming of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Role of Prenatal Androgen Excess.- An Anthropological View of the Impact of Poverty and Globalization on the Emerging Epidemic of Obesity.- Eating Disorders and Depression in Women with Diabetes.- Sexual Health in Women with Diabetes.- Contraception for Women with Diabetes.- The Effect of PCOS on Fertility and Pregnancy.- The Effect of Pregnancy on Energy Metabolism, Body Composition, and Endothelial Function.- The Epidemiology of Diabetes in Women and the Looming Epidemic of GDM in the Third World.- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnosis, Maternal and Fetal Outcomes, and Management.- Nutrition and Pregnancy.- Preconception Care for Women with Diabetes Mellitus.- Obstetric Care of the Woman with Diabetes.- Medical Management of Preexisting Diabetes in Pregnancy.- Use of Ultrasound in the Metabolic Management of Gestational Diabetes and Preexisting Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy.- Preeclampsia.- The Infant of the Diabetic Mother: Metabolic Imprinting.- The Genetic Basis of Diabetes.- Breastfeeding and Diabetes.- Management of Disease in Women with Diabetes.

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From the reviews: This book surveys gender differences in both pathology and clinical features in order to make their impact upon the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic women clear. ! Not only internal medicine specialists, endocrinologists, obstetricians and gynecologists for whom the book was designed but also generalists will find valuable guidance ! . sociologists and politicians also need to understand the book's unique penetration into the problems of poverty and underdeveloped nations. (William H. Wehrmacher and Harry Messmore, Comprehensive Therapy, Spring, 2010)

From the reviews: “This book surveys gender differences in both pathology and clinical features in order to make their impact upon the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic women clear. … Not only internal medicine specialists, endocrinologists, obstetricians and gynecologists for whom the book was designed but also generalists will find valuable guidance … . sociologists and politicians also need to understand the book’s unique penetration into the problems of poverty and underdeveloped nations.” (William H. Wehrmacher and Harry Messmore, Comprehensive Therapy, Spring, 2010)

From the reviews: This book surveys gender differences in both pathology and clinical features in order to make their impact upon the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic women clear. ... Not only internal medicine specialists, endocrinologists, obstetricians and gynecologists for whom the book was designed but also generalists will find valuable guidance ... . sociologists and politicians also need to understand the book's unique penetration into the problems of poverty and underdeveloped nations. (William H. Wehrmacher and Harry Messmore, Comprehensive Therapy, Spring, 2010)

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