Amenorrhea

This volume comprehensively focuses on amenorrhea, one of the most important diseases in gynecology, affecting women from puberty to menopause.

Amenorrhea is analyzed from its etiologies, pathogenesis, consequences and treatments throughout puberty, food and cycle disorders, exercise and stress impact, fertility- and sexual-related affection, and menopause transition.

Written by experts in the field, this book will be of benefits to residents, general practitioners and specialists, gynecologists and endocrinologists, who deal with women's health care.

Analyzes etiologies, pathogenesis, consequences and treatments Helps clinicians in daily practice Amenorrhea as consequence of treatments in Oncological patients is also discussed

Autorentext
Andrea R. GenazzaniPresident, International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology
Angelica Hirschberg-Linden **Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institute and Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Alessandro D. Genazzani
Chief of the Center for Gynecological Endocrinology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Rossella Nappi
Gynecologist, endocrinologist and sexologist at the Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Unit of Gynecologycal Endocrinology & Menopause, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation in Pavia, Italy
Svetlana Vujovic**
Head of the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade; Clinic for Endocrinology, Clinical center of Serbia

Inhalt

1. Mullerian Malformations and their treatments.- 2. Adolescent primary amenorrhea.- 3. Amenorrhea in eating disorders.- 4. The new functional hypotalamic amenorrheas.- 5. Exercise and Stress Related Amenorrhea.- 6. Sexual dysfunction in functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.- 7. Endocrine Gland Disorders Related Amenorrhea.- 8. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- 9. Amenorrhoea associated with contraception and the postpartum period.- 10. Amenorrhea in Oncological Patients.- 11. Premature Ovarian Insufficiency.- 12. Menopause a natural condition: does it requires to be corrected ? For whom and for how long?.

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