physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management /
First Statement of Responsibility
[edited by] Jerome F. Strauss III, Robert L. Barbieri
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
7th ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia, PA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Elsevier Saunders,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 942 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (chiefly col.) ;
Dimensions
29 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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 -- Growth factors and reproduction -- 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 fetal-placental neuroendocrine development -- The hypothalamo-pituitary unit, testis, and male accessory organs -- Immunology and reproduction -- Menopause and aging -- Male reproductive aging -- Disorders of sex development -- Puberty: gonadarche and adrenarche -- Nutrition and reproduction -- Environmental factors and reproduction -- Physiological and pathophysiological alterations of the neuroendocrine components of the reproductive axis -- Polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenic states -- Female infertility -- Male infertility -- Endocrine disturbances affecting reproduction -- Endometriosis -- Benign uterine diseases -- Endocrine diseases of pregnancy -- Hormone responsive cancers -- Medical approaches to ovarian stimulation for infertility -- Assisted reproduction -- Gamete and embryo mainpulation -- Fertility preservation -- Laboratory assessment -- Pelvic imaging in reproductive endocrinology -- Contraception