Polycystic ovary syndrome /

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common reproductive health problems of women. Despite this, its effective treatment remains a significant challenge to the medical profession. This book is a thorough update on the syndrome, its aetiology, pathology, impact on infertility, and effe...

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Other Authors: Kovacs, Gabor, 1947 April 6-, Norman, Robert (Robert J.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007
Cambridge ; New York : 2007
Edition:2nd ed
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction : polycystic ovary syndrome is an intergenerational problem / Gabor T. Kovacs and Robert Norman
  • 2. Introduction and history of polycystic ovary syndrome / Cindy Farquhar
  • 3. Phenotype and genotype in polycystic ovary syndrome / Richard S. Legro
  • 4. The pathology of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Andrew G. Ostor
  • 5. Imaging polycystic ovaries / Sophie Jonard, Yann Robert, Yves Ardaens and Didier Dewailly
  • 6. Insulin sensitizers in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome / Helena Teede
  • 7. Long-term health consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome / Eleni Kousta and Stephen Franks
  • 8. Skin manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome / Rodney Sinclair and Jack Green
  • 9. Lifestyle factors in the etiology and management of polycystic ovary syndrome / Robert Norman and Lisa Moran
  • 10. Ovulation induction for women with polycystic ovary syndrome / Roy Homburg
  • 11. Laparoscopic surgical treatment of infertility related to PCOS revisited / Jean Cohen
  • 12. In vitro fertilization and the patient with polycystic ovaries or polycystic ovary syndrome / Adam H. Balen
  • 13. Role of hyperinsulinemic insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome / Maria J. luorno
  • 14. Novel treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome, including in vitro maturation / William M. Buckett and Seang Lin Tan
  • 15. The pediatric origins of polycystic ovary syndrome / Belen Roldan and Hector F. Escobar-Morreale
  • 16. Fetal programming of polycystic ovary syndrome / David H. Abbott, Cristin M. Bruns, Deborah K. Barnett and Daniel A. Dumesic
  • 17. Adrenocortical dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome / Bulent O. Yildiz and Ricardo Azziz
  • 18. Polycystic ovary syndrome in Asian women / Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Carina Chi Wai Chan and Pak Chung Ho
  • 19. Obesity surgery and the polycystic ovary syndrome / John B. Dixon and Paul E. O'Brien
  • 20. Nutritional aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome / Morey Schachter, Carmela Rotem, Arieh Raziel, Raphael Ron-El and Shevach Friedler.