Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
eBook - ePub

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Challenging Issues in the Modern Era of Individualized Medicine

  1. 350 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Challenging Issues in the Modern Era of Individualized Medicine

About this book

Women's healthcare regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome remains challenging. Patients often go from one specialist to another trying to fully understand and management the disorder. Women often go years before a diagnosis, seeing three or more doctors before a confirmed diagnosis. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Challenging Issues in the Modern Era of Individualized Medicine brings together multiple medical disciplines to improve the care of women with PCOS. Such a multidisciplinary clinical and scientific approach integrates obstetrics and gynecology, pediatric and medical endocrinology, internal medicine, genetics, psychology and laboratory medicine into relevant translational clinical and scientific discussions that update both the scientific understanding of PCOS and the diagnosis and management of all aspects of the syndrome. The impact of PCO on the onset of puberty is subdivided in sub sections to get a better understanding of this condition and the management at different stages in a woman's life. - Represents an unparalleled compilation of chapters from experts in the field relevant to contemporary polycystic ovarian syndrome - Covers aspects such as obesity, metabolic changes, and emotional changes associated with PCOS - Highlights contemporary management and the current understanding of this unique syndrome with a comprehensive and fresh approach

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Yes, you can access Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medizin & Endokrinologie & Stoffwechsel. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780128230459
eBook ISBN
9780128230466
Topic
Medizin
Subtopic
Endokrinologie & Stoffwechsel

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contributors
  7. Author biography
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. List of Tables
  10. Chapter 1 : Defining PCOS: A syndrome with an intrinsic heterogeneous nature
  11. Chapter 2 : Secondary PCOS: Well-defined causes, leading to the PCOS phenotype
  12. Chapter 3 : Developmental origins of polycystic ovary syndrome: Everything starts in utero
  13. Chapter 4 : The multifarious role of insulin in PCOS: From pathophysiology to therapeutic management
  14. Chapter 5 : The pathogenic role of androgen excess in PCOS
  15. Chapter 6 : Intrinsic abnormalities of adipose tissue and adipose tissue dysfunction in PCOS
  16. Chapter 7 : Diet and exercise in the management of PCOS: Starting from the basics
  17. Chapter 8 : Targeting metabolism in the management of PCOS: Metformin and beyond
  18. Chapter 9 : Combined oral contraceptives: Why, when, where?
  19. Chapter 10 : Targeting infertility in PCOS: Unfolding “Ariadne's thread”
  20. Chapter 11 : Inositols and other supplements in the management of PCOS
  21. Chapter 12 : Polycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  22. Chapter 13 : Cardiometabolic risk in women with PCOS
  23. Chapter 14 : Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and PCOS: A novel contributor in the etiology of the syndrome
  24. Chapter 15 : Long-term health in women of age more than 40years with polycystic ovary syndrome
  25. Chapter 16 : Vitamin D metabolism in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
  26. Chapter 17 : The challenging role of antiandrogens in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome
  27. Chapter 18 : PCOS in adolescence: Pathophysiology, diagnostic challenges, and therapeutic controversies
  28. Chapter 19 : Obstructive sleep apnea and polycystic ovary syndrome: Clinical interactions and underlying pathophysiology
  29. Index
  30. A