Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> Diseases & Conditions - Genetic

To celebrate the Center for Perinatal Biology's 40th Anniversary, an illustrious group gathered at Loma Linda University in February 2013. That gathering of experts and this volume of the proceedings are a tribute to the founder of the Center, Lawrence D. Longo, M.D. These chapters present contributions from individuals who in some way or another were influenced by Dr. Longo. Covering a wide range of topics, and illustrating the diversity of thinking and scientific interests, these proceedings address basic science through to clinical problems in the developmental programming of health and...

Do you fear what might be lurking in your DNA?

Well, now you can find out, and you most likely will. Scientists expect one billion people to have their genomes sequenced by 2025, and as the price drops it may even become a standard medical procedure. Yet cultural psychologist Steven Heine argues that the first thing we'll do upon receiving our DNA test results is to misinterpret them completely. We've become accustomed to breathless media coverage about newly discovered "cancer" or "IQ" or "infidelity" genes, each one promising a deeper understanding of what makes us tick. But as...

Dieses Buch hilft niedergelassenen Gynakologen sowie klinisch tatigen Arzten im Umgang mit den kritischen Ereignissen in der Geburtshilfe. Ausgehend von der Darstellung moglicher anatomischer, genetischer, endokrinologischer und/oder immunologischer Grundlagen und Ursachen gehen die Autoren praxisnah auf die diagnostischen und therapeutischen Moglichkeiten ein. Auch erfahrt der Leser welche praventiven Manahmen und Ansatze zur Vermeidung ergriffen werden konnen. Neben klinisch-medizinischem Wissen werden auch der psychologische Umgang und die Betreuung von betroffenen Frauen thematisiert....

Die Praimplantationsdiagnostik (PID) ist seit Erlass des Praimplantationsdiagnostikgesetzes (PraimpG) im Jahre 2011 und der darauf basierenden Praimplantationsdiagnostikverordnung (PID-V) im Jahre 2013 gesetzlich geregelt. Die vorliegende Schrift untersucht die Frage, ob es dem deutschen Gesetzgeber gelungen ist, eine rechtlich zulassige und gleichermassen konsensfahige Losung fur ein medizinethisch hochst kontroverses Thema zu finden.

Seit jeher wird die PID als Segen und Fluch zugleich bewertet. Einerseits prasentiert sie sich als hoffnungsvolles Diagnoseverfahren fur Trager...

"The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine utilizes the biopsychosocial approach to inform physicians, practitioners, residents, trainees, and students about the latest science has to offer today for the evaluation and treatment of sexual dysfunctions especially the utilization of the full armamentarium of assessment methods and treatment interventions in order to restore of sexual health and enhance quality of life."

This textbook is a comprehensive resource covering sexual disorders in depth, from etiology, pathophysiology,...

This book covers the latest research on male infertility. The topics discussed range from understanding the genetic basis of infertility, to its causes and treatment. Since infertility is also of great interest to the general public, the book also includes a detailed description of what infertility is and how one can understand the different types. Given the complex etiology of infertility, the book includes a number of chapters defining the known and probable causes of male infertility. Providing detailed information suitable for patients and clinicians alike, it also features a separate...

..".a moving, suspenseful page-turner that's likely to become a classic of medical storytelling." --The Washington Post

New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided by a genetic flaw.

The phone rings. The doctor from California is on the line. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested--at least, not now. But she had to find out.

If your family carried a mutated gene that...

This expansive survey spotlights pervasive issues affecting girls' and women's sexual and reproductive health across the lifecourse. Research from diverse countries around the world analyzes the complex relationships among biological, psychological, sociocultural, and economic issues--particularly in terms of inequities--as they shape women's lives. Major challenges and possibilities for intervention are examined in their national context and with their global implications, including child marriage/motherhood, reproductive care and access, fertility, childbearing, contraception, abortion,...

​​In the last 15 years, fertility treatment has become mainstream medical practice. With this evolution has come a change in focus from effectiveness ('success rates') to safety, patient acceptability and ethical questions. It is recognized that effectiveness also depends crucially on safety and good risk management. The purpose of this book is to address this wider change in focus.

Reducing Risk in Fertility Treatment examines risk in assisted conception, covering a wide range of topics and areas. 'Risk' refers to situations in which an outcome of value to people is...