Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine: Volume 1 and 2

ISBN-13: 9783642643842 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 1097 str.

Benno Clemens Runnebaum; Thomas Rabe; Guiseppe Benagiano

Opis

Reproductive health - the new concept involving an integrated approach to all inter ventions dealing with the reproductive process and organs - has been the subject of two recent world forums: the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo and the 1995 Women's Conference in Beijing. It is therefore very timely for Benno Runnebaum and Thomas Rabe to produce the English translation of the second edition of their text book Gynecological Endo crinology and Reproductive Medicine. The two volumes bring the reader up to date on the enormous progress mad- in just a few years - in the field of reproduction. A selected group of coauthors have provided the breadth of knowledge necessary to cover fields as diverse as physiology, endocrinology, endoscopic surgery, ultrasonography, genetics, and on cology. The first volume describes physiological events, especially the complex interplay of factors leading to ovulation occurring during menstrual cycle, and the patholog ical changes that can alter it. This is preceded by a careful review of the wide range of hormones active in the female reproductive process, their mechanisms of action, interactions with receptors, therapeutic applications, indications, contrain dications, and modes of action. Sex differentiation, puberty, fertility, and reproduc tion are carefully detailed, including management of the hyperandrogenic state and other disorders, including endocrine oncology. Special care is taken in describing the control of human fertility, its many facets, methods, and problems."

Spis treści

1 Hormones.- 2 Determination of Hormones and Hormone Receptors.- 3 Hormone Therapy.- 4 Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle.- 5 Pathophysiology of the Menstrual Cycle.- 6 Puberty and Its Disorders.- 7 Intersexuality.- 8 Pituitary Tumors.- 9 Adrenal Tumors.- 10 Hormonal Active Ovarian Tumors.- 11 Gynecological Ultrasound.- 12 Doppler Ultrasound in Gynecology.- 13 Contraception.- 14 The Female Climacteric.- 15 Hyperandrogenism in Women Females.- 16 Benign Breast Disorders.- 1 The Physiology of Reproduction.- 2 Function Tests and Examination Methods in Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine.- 3 Morphological Changes in the Female Genital Organs Induced by Sex Hormones.- 4 Infertility.- 5 Thyroid, Menstrual Cycle, and Pregnancy.- 6 Psychosomatic Aspects in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Infertility.- 7 Environmental Contamination and Infertility.- 8 Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy.- 9 Reconstructive Tubal Surgery.- 10 Male Fertility Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy.- 11 Assisted Reproduction.- 12 The Endocrinology of Pregnancy.- 13 Ultrasound in Pregnancy.- Appendix: Trade Names of Pharmaceutical Formulations Used for Hormone Therapy.

Blurb

Within the fields of gynecology and obstetrics, gynecological endocrinology and reproductive medicine have assumed considerable practical importance. Around 40% of all patients in gynecological practice present with problems concerning family planning, skin complaints (virilization and acne), cyclic disorders, infertility, and hormone replacement in the postmenopause. These two volumes provide comprehensive information about the physiology and pathology of the endocrine systems involved in female development, the regulation of the menstrual cycle, human reproduction, an the postmenopause. They focus especially on the detection and significance of female sex hormones, clinically useful function tests, and indications and therapies involving sex hormones. They also explain the significance of environmental influences on endocrine systems and therapies. The new methods of assisted reproduction are described and evaluated. A large number of diagrams, tables and excellent illustrations are used to present our current knowledge in this medical field.