Yen and Jaffe's reproductive endocrinology : physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management /: physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management. (©2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Reproductive endocrinology
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Jerome F. Strauss III, Robert Barbieri.
• Other Names: III, Strauss, Jerome F (Jerome Frank), 1947-; Barbieri, Robert L; Yen, Samuel S. C, 1927-2006
• Contents: Neuroendocrinology of reproduction -- The gonadotropin hormones and their receptors -- Prolactin in human reproduction -- The synthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones -- Steroid hormone action -- Prostaglandins and other lipid mediators in reproductive medicine -- Growth factors and reproduction -- Neuroendocrine control of the menstrual cycle -- The ovarian life cycle -- The structure, function, and evaluation of the female reproductive tract -- The breast -- The endocrinology of human pregnancy and fetal-placental neuroendocrine development -- The hypothalamo-pituitary unit, testis, and male accessory organs -- Immunology and reproduction -- Menopause and aging -- Male reproductive aging -- Disorders of sex development -- Puberty: gonadarche and adrenarche -- Nutrition and reproduction -- Environmental factors and reproduction -- Physiological and pathophysiological alterations of the neuroendocrine components of the reproductive axis -- Polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenic states -- Female infertility -- Male infertility -- Endocrine disturbances affecting reproduction -- Endometriosis -- Benign uterine diseases -- Endocrine diseases of pregnancy -- Hormone responsive cancers -- Medical approaches to ovarian stimulation for infertility -- Assisted reproduction -- Gamete and embryo manipulation -- Fertility preservation -- Laboratory assessment -- Pelvic imaging in reproductive endocrinology -- Contraception.
• Edition: 7th ed
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 908 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 612.6; Human reproduction -- Endocrine aspects; Endocrine gynecology; Generative organs -- Diseases -- Endocrine aspects; Reproduction humaine -- Aspect endocrinien; Gynécologie endocrinienne; Organes génitaux -- Maladies -- Aspect endocrinien; MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Endocrine Glands -- physiology; Endocrine System Diseases -- physiopathology; Reproduction -- physiology; Female; Humans; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455759729; 1455759724
• Related ISBNs: 9781455727582; 145572758X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• 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.