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Title

Androgen excess disorders in women : polycystic ovary syndrome and other disorders / edited by Ricardo Azziz, John E. Nestler, Didier Dewailly.

Publication

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Additional Authors

• Azziz, Ricardo.
• Nestler, John E.
• Dewailly, Didier.

Description

xviii, 466 pages : illustrations; 27 cm.

Series Statement

Contemporary endocrinology

Uniform Title

Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)

Subject

• Adrenal glands > Diseases
• Androgens > Metabolism
• Androgens > Physiological effect
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
• Hyperandrogenism
• Androgens
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. A brief history of androgen excess / Ricardo Azziz -- 2. Ovarian and adrenal androgen biosynthesis and metabolism / Walter L. Miller, David H. Geller and Mitchell Rosen -- 3. Androgens throughout the life of women / C. Richard Parker, Jr. -- 4. Physiological effects of androgens in women / T. Keta Hodgson and Glenn D. Braunstein -- 5. Androgen measurements : methods, interpretation, and limitations / Frank Z. Stanczyk -- 6. Androgen-secreting adrenal and ovarian neoplasms / Michel Pugeat, Gerald Raverot, Ingrid Plotton, Aude Brac de la Perriere, Pascale Mirakian, Henri Dechaud, Nicole Berger and Jean Louis Peix -- 7. Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and androgen excess / Anne-Celine Reyss and Didier Dewailly -- 8. The nonclassic adrenal hyperplasias / Didier Dewailly and Ricardo Azziz -- 9. Pregnancy-related androgen excess / Howard D. McClamrock -- 10. Drug-induced hyperandrogenism / Barbara Neraud and Didier Dewailly -- 11. Severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndromes / David E. Moller, Antonio Vidal-Puig and Ricardo Azziz -- 12. Idiopathic hirutism / Enrico Carmina -- 13. Definition and epidemiology of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Ricardo Azziz -- 14. Clinical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Walter Futterweit, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis and Ricardo Azziz -- 15. Biochemical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Adam H. Balen -- 16. Ovarian histology, morphology, and ultrasonography in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Sophie Jonard, Yann Robert, Yves Ardaens and Didier Dewailly -- 17. Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadotrophic dysfunction in the polycystic ovary syndrome / R. Jeffrey Chang and Rinku V. Mehta -- 18. Ovarian steroidogenic abnormalities in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Denis A. Magoffin -- 19. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dysfunction in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Bulent O. Yildiz, Enrico Carmina and Ricardo Azziz -- 20. The genetic basis of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Mark O. Goodarzi -- 21. Pediatric hyperandrogenism and the polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence / Kathleen M. Hoeger -- 22. Environmental factors in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Marie-France Hivert and Jean-Patrice Baillargeon -- 23. Animal models and fetal programming of the polycystic ovary syndrome / David H. Abbott, Daniel A. Dumesic, Jon E. Levine, Andrea Dunaif and Vasantha Padmanabhan -- 24. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinism in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Paulina A. Essah and John E. Nestler -- 25. The endocrine impact of obesity and body habitus in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Renato Pasquali and Alessandra Gambineri -- 26. Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Theodore P. Ciaraldi -- 27. Menstrual dysfunction and endometrial neoplasia in the polycystic ovary syndrome and other androgen excess disorders / Abdulkadir Wagley and Paul Hardiman -- 28. [beta]-cell dysfunction, glucose intolerance, and diabetes in the polycystic ovary syndrome / David A. Ehrmann -- 29. Hypertension and cardiovascular and lipoprotein abnormalities in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Francesco Orio and Stefano Palomba -- 30. Reproductive and obstetrical consequences of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Mary C. Johnson and Richard S. Legro -- 31. Psychosocial and quality-of-life consequences of androgen excess and the polycystic ovary syndrome / Onno E. Janssen, Susanne Hahn and Sigrid Elsenbruch -- 32. Overview of long-term morbidity and economic cost of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Ricardo Azziz -- 33. Clinical and hormonal evaluation of androgen excess / Ricardo Azziz -- 34. Ovarian suppression and treatment of hirsutism / Paolo Moghetti -- 35. Polycystic ovary syndrome and ovulation induction / Bulent O. Yildiz and Ricardo Azziz -- 36. In vitro fertilization for the polycystic ovary syndrome / Hanadi Ba-Akdah, Ezgi Demirtas, Hananel Holzer, William Buckett and Seang Lin Tan -- 37. Surgical management of the polycystic ovary syndrome / Adam H. Balen -- 38. Use of insulin sensitizers in the polycystic ovary syndrome / Kai I. Cheang and John E. Nestler -- 39. Weight reduction and lifestyle modification in the treatment of androgen excess / Manny Noakes, Lisa J. Moran, Grant D. Brinkworth and Robert J. Norman.

ISBN

1588296636 (alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2006003453
• 9781588296634

OCLC

• ocm63279576
• SCSB-5278939

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries