Amenorrhea : a case-based, clinical guide
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Nanette Santoro; Genevieve Neal-Perry
- ناشر : New York, N.Y. : Humana ; London : Springer [distributor]
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
- شابک / ISBN : 9781603278645
Description
The hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis -- The mechanism of menstruation -- Amenorrhea due to idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadisma 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.
& Quot;Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide" is a comprehensive review of the current knowledge regarding normal female reproductive physiology. Replete with interesting case vignettes and providing diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic strategies for amenorrhea, "Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide" is divided into three sections. The first section is composed of two chapters that provide a thorough review of basic science and clinical knowledge about the organ systems responsible for normal physiology of the menstrual cycle. The second section includes discussion about m.
