Essential reproductive medicine
By: [edited by] Bruce R. Carr, Richard E. Blackwell, Ricardo Azziz.
Contributors: Carr, Bruce R.; Blackwell, Richard E.; Azziz, Ricardo.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Div.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 778
Subjects: Endocrine gynecology; Human reproduction -- Endocrine aspects; Infertility -- Treatment; Generative organs -- Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases -- Handbooks; Contraception -- Handbooks; Infertility -- Handbooks; Menopause -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks.
Description: "Written and designed especially for use by the ob/gyn clinician in general practice, Essential Reproductive Medicine addresses the full range of reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) issues."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hormone action; title: Laboratory assessment of reproductive hormones; title: Neuroendocrinology; title: The ovary and the normal menstrual cycle; title: Reproductive genetics; title: Endocrinology of pregnancy; title: Embryology and morphogenesis of reproduction; title: Disorders of sexual development; title: Disorders of puberty and amenorrhea; title: Disorders of the hypothalamic system; title: Disorders of the adrenal; title: Disorders of the thyroid; title: Androgen excess, hirsutism, and the polycystic ovary syndrome; title: Endocrine aspects of female obesity; title: Diagnostic evaluation & treatment of the infertile couple; title: Male infertility: diagnosis and treatment; title: Ovulation induction for anovulatory women; title: Unexplained infertility; title: Uterine diseases; title: Endometriosis; title: Tubal disorders; title: Assisted reproductive technology: clinical aspects; title: Assisted reproductive technology: laboratory aspects; title: Recurrent pregnancy loss; title: Clinical trials in reproductive medicine; title: Hormonal contraception; title: Nonhormonal contraception; title: Physiology of the perimenopause and menopause; title: Androgen deficiency in women; title: Benefits of hormone replacement therapy; title: Risks of hormone replacement therapy; title: Alternative treatment for aging women: phytoestrogens and herbs.