physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management /
[edited by] Jerome F. Strauss III, Robert L. Barbieri
6th ed
Philadelphia, PA :
Saunders/Elsevier,
c2009
xv, 928 p. :
ill. (chiefly col.) ;
29 cm
"Expert consult"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index
Neuroendocrinology of reproduction -- The gonadotropin hormones and their receptors -- Prolactin in human reproduction -- The synthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones -- Steroid hormone action -- Prostaglandins and other lipid mediators in reproductive medicine -- Neuroendocrine control of the menstrual cycle -- The ovarian life cycle -- The structure, function, and evaluation of the female reproductive tract -- The breast -- The endocrinology of human pregnancy and fetoplacental neuroendocrine development -- The hypothalamo-pituitary unit, testes, and male accessory organs -- Disorders of sex development -- Puberty: gonadarche and adrenarche -- Nutrition and the pubertal transition -- Physiologic and pathophysiologic alterations of the neuroendocrine components of the reproductive axis -- Reproductive immunology and its disorders -- Menopause and aging -- Male reproductive aging -- Polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenic states -- Female infertility -- Male infertility -- Endocrine disturbances affecting reproduction -- Endometriosis -- Benign uterine disorders -- Endocrine diseases of pregnancy -- Medical approaches to ovarian stimulation for infertility -- Assisted reproduction -- Gamete and embryo manipulation -- Cytogenetics in reproduction -- Breast cancer -- Evaluation of hormonal status -- Pelvic imaging in reproductive endocrinology -- Contraception