Androgen excess disorders in women
Subtitle: polycystic ovary syndrome and other disorders
By: edited by Ricardo Azziz, John E. Nestler, Didier Dewailly.
Contributors: Azziz, Ricardo.; Nestler, John E.; Dewailly, Didier.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Contemporary endocrinology; Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9781588296634
Subjects: Adrenal glands -- Diseases; Androgens -- Metabolism; Androgens -- Physiological effect; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Adrenocortical Hyperfunction; Hyperandrogenism; Androgens; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of androgen excess / Ricardo Azziz; title: Ovarian and adrenal androgen biosynthesis and metabolism / Walter L. Miller, David H. Geller, and Mitchell Rosen; title: Androgens throughout the life of women / C. Richard Parker, Jr.; title: Physiological effects of androgens in women / T. Keta Hodgson and Glenn D. Braunstein; title: Androgen measurements: methods, interpretation, and limitations / Frank Z. Stanczyk; title: Androgen-secreting adrenal and ovarian neoplasms / Michel Pugeat ... [et al.]; title: Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and androgen excess / Anne-Céline Reyss and Didier Dewailly; title: The nonclassic adrenal hyperplasias / Didier Dewailly and Ricardo Azziz; title: Pregnancy-related androgen excess / Howard D. McClamrock; title: Drug-induced hyperandrogenism / Barbara Neraud and Didier Dewailly; title: Severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndromes / David E. Moller, Antonio Vidal-Puig, and Ricardo Azziz; title: Idiopathic hirutism / Enrico Carmina; title: Definition and epidemiology of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Ricardo Azziz; title: Clinical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Walter Futterweit, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, and Ricardo Azziz; title: Biochemical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Adam H. Balen; title: Ovarian histology, morphology, and ultrasonography in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Sophie Jonard ... [et al.].; title: Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadtrophic dysfunction in the polycystic ovary syndrome / R. Jeffrey Chang and Rinku V. Mehta; title: Ovarian steroidogenic abnormalities in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Denis A. Magoffin; title: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dysfunction in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Bulent O. Yildiz, Enrico Carmina, and Ricardo Azziz; title: The genetic basis of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Mark O. Goodarzi; title: Pediatric hyperandrogenism and the polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence / Kathleen M. Hoeger; title: Environmental factors in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Marie-France Hivert and Jean-Patrice Baillargeon; title: Animal models and fetal programming of the polycystic ovary syndrome / David H. Abbott ... [et al.]; title: Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinism in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Paulina A. Essah and John E. Nestler; title: The endocrine impact of obesity and body habitus in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Renato Pasquali and Alessandra Gambineri; title: Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Theodore P. Ciaraldi; title: Menstrual dysfunction and endometrial neoplasia in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Abdulkadir Wagley and Paul Hardiman; title: Beta-cell dysfunction, glucose intolerance, and diabetes in the polycystic ovary syndrome / David A. Ehrmann; title: Hypertension and cardiovascular and lipoprotein abnormalities in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Francesco Orio and Stefano Palomba; title: Reproductive and obstetrical consequences of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Mary C. Johnson and Richard S. Legro; title: Psychosocial and quality-of-life consequences of androgen excess and the polycystic ovary syndrome / Onno E. Janssen, Susanne Hahn, and Sigrid Elsenbruch; title: Overview of long-term morbidity and economic cost of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Ricardo Azziz; title: Clinical and hormonal evaluation of androgen excess / Ricardo Azziz; title: Ovarian suppression and treatment of hirsutism / Paolo Moghetti; title: Polycystic ovary syndrome and ovulation induction / Bulent O. Yildiz and Ricardo Azziz; title: In vitro fertilization for the polycystic ovary syndrome / Hanadi Ba-Akdah ... [et al.]; title: Surgical management of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Adam H. Balen; title: Use of insulin sensitizers in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Kai I. Cheang and John E. Nestler; title: Weight reduction and lifestyle modification in the treatment of androgen excess / Manny Noakes ... [et al.].