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Androgen excess disorders in women : polycystic ovary syndrome and other disorders

Title

Androgen excess disorders in women : polycystic ovary syndrome and other disorders / edited by Ricardo Azziz, John E. Nestler, Didier Dewailly.

Format

Book

Edition

2nd ed.

Published

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2006.

Description

xviii, 466 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

URL

Other contributors

Azziz, Ricardo. Nestler, John E. Dewailly, Didier.

Uniform series

Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J. : Unnumbered)

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I. Introduction. A brief history of androgen excess / Ricardo Azziz
II. Physiology of androgens. Ovarian and adrenal androgen biosynthesis and metabolism / Walter L. Miller, David H. Geller, and Mitchell Rosen
Androgens throughout the life of women / C. Richard Parker, Jr.
Physiological effects of androgens in women / T. Keta Hodgson and Glenn D. Braunstein
Androgen measurements: methods, interpretation, and limitations / Frank Z. Stanczyk
III. Uncommon causes of androgen excess. Androgen-secreting adrenal and ovarian neoplasms / Michel Pugeat ... [et al.]
Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and androgen excess / Anne-Céline Reyss and Didier Dewailly
The nonclassic adrenal hyperplasias / Didier Dewailly and Ricardo Azziz
Pregnancy-related androgen excess / Howard D. McClamrock
Drug-induced hyperandrogenism / Barbara Neraud and Didier Dewailly

Severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndromes / David E. Moller, Antonio Vidal-Puig, and Ricardo Azziz
Idiopathic hirutism / Enrico Carmina
IV. The polycystic ovary syndrome. Definition and epidemiology of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Ricardo Azziz
Clinical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Walter Futterweit, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, and Ricardo Azziz
Biochemical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Adam H. Balen
Ovarian histology, morphology, and ultrasonography in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Sophie Jonard ... [et al.]
Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadotrophic dysfunction in the polycystic ovary syndrome / R. Jeffrey Chang and Rinku V. Mehta
Ovarian steroidogenic abnormalities in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Denis A. Magoffin

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dysfunction in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Bulent O. Yildiz, Enrico Carmina, and Ricardo Azziz
The genetic basis of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Mark O. Goodarzi
Pediatric hyperandrogenism and the polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence / Kathleen M. Hoeger
Environmental factors in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Marie-France Hivert and Jean-Patrice Baillargeon
Animal models and fetal programming of the polycystic ovary syndrome / David H. Abbott ... [et al.]
Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinism in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Paulina A. Essah and John E. Nestler
The endocrine impact of obesity and body habitus in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Renato Pasquali and Alessandra Gambineri

Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Theodore P. Ciaraldi
Menstrual dysfunction and endometrial neoplasia in the polycystic ovary syndrome and other androgen excess disorders / Abdulkadir Wagley and Paul Hardiman
Beta-cell dysfunction, glucose intolerance, and diabetes in the polycystic ovary syndrome / David A. Ehrmann
Hypertension and cardiovascular and lipoprotein abnormalities in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Francesco Orio and Stefano Palomba
Reproductive and obstetrical consequences of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Mary C. Johnson and Richard S. Legro
Psychosocial and quality-of-life consequences of androgen excess and the polycystic ovary syndrome / Onno E. Janssen, Susanne Hahn, and Sigrid Elsenbruch

Overview of long-term morbidity and economic cost of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Ricardo Azziz
V. Evaluation and treatment of androgen excess. Clinical and hormonal evaluation of androgen excess / Ricardo Azziz
Ovarian suppression and treatment of hirsutism / Paolo Moghetti
Polycystic ovary syndrome and ovulation induction / Bulent O. Yildiz and Ricardo Azziz
In vitro fertilization for the polycystic ovary syndrome / Hanadi Ba-Akdah ... [et al.]
Surgical management of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Adam H. Balen
Use of insulin sensitizers in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Kai I. Cheang and John E. Nestler
Weight reduction and lifestyle modification in the treatment of androgen excess / Manny Noakes ... [et al.].

Kinsey subjects

Androgens. Endocrinology. Hirsutism--Female. Fallopian tubes and ovaries. Sterility.

ISBN

1588296636 (alk. paper) 9781588296634 (alk. paper)

Standard Identifier

9781588296634