Amenorrhea: A Case-Based, Clinical Guide

Amenorrhea A Case-Based, Clinical Guide Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide is a comprehensive review of the current knowledge regarding normal female reproductive physiology.Replete with interesting case vignettes and providing diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic strategies for amenorrhea, Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide is divided into three sections. The first section is composed of two chapters that provide a thorough review of basic science and clinical knowledge about the organ systems responsible for normal physiology of the menstrual cycle. The second section includes discussion about menstrual cycle disruption as it relates to hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, surgical and natural menopause, genetic defects, premature ovarian failure/insufficiency and the effects of caloric excess and restriction. The third section offers an update on the physiological effects of prolonged amenorrhea induced surgically or by hypothalamic dysfunction and also includes an original chapter that focuses solely on the impact of race and ethnicity on the prevalence and diagnosis of amenorrhea. Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide brings together chapters from renowned experts who offer state-of-the-art, clinically useful information in a case-based, reader-friendly fashion. This title will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of all clinicians who practice in women?s health settings. Additional ISBNs 9781617797057Amenorrhea: A Case-Based, Clinical Guide 1st Edition is written by Nanette F. Santoro; Genevieve Neal Perry and published by Humana Press. ISBNs for Amenorrhea are 9781603278645, 1603278648 and the print ISBNs are 9781603278638, 160327863X. Additional ISBNs include 9781617797057.