Androgen Excess Disorders in Women - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0397517211 ISBN 13: 9780397517213

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1997

Synopsis

This volume is a comprehensive review of the latest research findings on the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and consequences of androgen excess disorders in women, and the methods now available for diagnosis and treatment. Coverage includes detailed information on the major inherited androgen excess disorders: the adrenal hyperplasias and the severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndromes. A substantial portion of the book focuses on polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), including extensive discussions on adrenal androgen excess, obesity, and insulin resistance in PCOS. Other chapters examine idiopathic hirsutism and uncommon causes of androgen excess. Full consideration is given to the long-term consequences of androgen excess, including endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma, infertility, cardiovascular and lipoprotein abnormalities, osteoporosis, obesity and glucose intolerance, and psychosocial problems. The contributors also describe the methods used for evaluation of androgen excess and assess current medical and surgical therapies

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Review

From the reviews:

"...a timely update of a rapidly mushrooming area of the reproductive literature." -TRENDS in Endocrinology andf Metabolism

"This is a thoughtful, focused approach to androgen excess in women. The book is well organized and the format makes identification of specific topics easy. ... This book is targeted at both researchers and clinicians in the field of androgen excess and it serves that audience well. ... a good resource. It is helpful to have so many aspects of androgen excess addressed in a single source by knowledgeable authors." (Suma Dronavalli, Doody’s Review Service, December, 2006)

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0397517211
• ISBN 13: 9780397517213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 559
• Editor: Azziz Ricardo, Nestler John E., Dewailly Didier