Principles of gender-specific medicine. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Marianne J. Legato ; section editors, William Byne [and nine others].
• Other Names: Legato, Marianne J, 1935-
• Contents: Section 1: Gender and Normal Development -- Introduction to Pediatrics -- 1. The Effects of Gender in Neonatal Medicine -- 2. Sexual Development, Growth and Puberty in Children -- 3. Sex Differences in Pediatric Pulmonary Disease -- 4. Gender-Specific Aspects of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology -- 5. Gender Differences in Neurological Conditions of Children -- 6. Gender and Sports: Past, Present, and Future -- Section 2: Gender and the Nervous System -- Introduction -- 7. Gender Differences in the Functional Organization of the Brain -- 8. Sexual Differentiation of Brain Structure and Function -- 9. The Sexed and Gendered Brain -- 10. Gender Differences in Diseases of the Nervous System -- 11. Gender Differences in Stroke -- 12. Gender Differences in Disorders that Present to Psychiatry -- 13. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cognitive Function -- Section 3: Cardiology -- Introduction -- 14. Gender and the Heart: Sex-Specific Differences in the Normal Myocardial Anatomy and Physiology -- 15. Gender Specific Aspects of Selected Coronary Heart Disease -- 16. Dyslipidemia Management in Women and Men: Exploring Potential Gender Differences -- 17. Gender Differences in the Role of Stress and Emotion in Cardiovascular Function and Disease -- 18. The Role of Gender in Cardiothoracic Surgery -- Section 4: Pulmonology -- Introduction -- 19. Gender Differences in Asthma -- 20. Gender Issues In Venous Thromboembolism -- 21. Gender-Specific Considerations in Pulmonary Hypertension -- 22. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 23. Gender Differences in Susceptibility, Outcomes and Pathophysiology of Sepsis -- 24. The Gender Specific Aspects of Lung Cancer -- 25. Sleep in Women: Sex Differences in Health and Disease -- 26. Gender Differences in ILD and Connective Tissue -- 27. ILD and Autoimmune Disease -- Section 5: Gastroenterology -- Introduction -- 28. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Females -- 29. Disorders of Defecation in Women -- 30. Idiopathic Gastroparesis: Gender Aspects -- 31. Liver Disease -- 32. Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Section 6: Reproductive Biology -- Introduction -- 33. Contraception -- 34. Infertility: The Male -- 35. Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization -- 36. Female Sexual Dysfunction -- 37. Male Sexual Dysfunction -- 38. Pelvic Pain: Urogenital Female -- 39. Lower Urogenital Tract Dysfunction in Men and Women -- 40. Aging and the Lower Urogenital System -- 41. Menopause -- Section 7: Oncology -- Introduction -- 42. Gender Differences in Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: Risks, Management, and Testing for Inherited Predisposition to Cancer -- 43. The Differences Between Male and Female Breast Cancer -- 44. Difference in Germ Cell Tumors of the Reproductive Tract in Men and Women -- 45. Gender-specific aspects of CNS Cancer -- Section 8: Infectious Disease -- Introduction -- 46. Gender Differences in Emerging Infectious Diseases -- 47. Infections In Pregnancy -- 48. Adult Immunization in Women and Men -- 49. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men and Women -- Section 9: Immunology and Rheumatology -- Introduction -- 50. Gender Differences in Autoimmune Diseases: Immune Mechanisms and Clinical Applications -- 51. Hormones and Cytokines, Gender Specific Effects -- 52. Prolactin and Autoimmunity -- 53. Sex Hormone and Immune Function -- 54. Pregnancy and the Influence on Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease -- 55. Oral Contraceptives in Autoimmune Disease -- 56. GENDER SPECIFIC ISSUES IN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION -- Section 10: Endocrinology and Metabolism -- Introduction -- 57. Endogenous Sex Hormones and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men and Women -- 58. Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy -- 59. Sexual Function and Dysfunction in Men and Women -- 60. Osteoporosis -- 61. Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Men and Women.
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 774 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.071; Health -- Sex differences; Women -- Health and hygiene; Men -- Health and hygiene; Medical care -- Sex differences; Medicine -- Research -- Sex differences; Sex factors in disease; Disease Susceptibility; Sex Factors; Santé -- Différences entre sexes; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène; Hommes -- Santé et hygiène; Soins médicaux -- Différences entre sexes; Médecine -- Recherche -- Différences entre sexes; Maladies -- Facteurs sexuels; MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment; Health -- Sex differences; Medical care -- Sex differences; Medicine -- Research -- Sex differences; Men -- Health and hygiene; Sex factors in disease; Women -- Health and hygiene; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080921501; 0080921507
• Related ISBNs: 9780123742711; 0123742714
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.