Vivian Lewis
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, U.S.A.

About this Book

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility provides an overview of the most frequently encountered clinical challenges faced by medical students and residents. Part I begins with chapters on reproductive hormonal physiology and development to provide a basis for understanding the management of the most common reproductive clinical problems that confront obstetrician-gynecologists and other practitioners in women’s health. Several of the chapters, including obesity, premenstrual syndrome, menopause and imaging, provide a cross-disciplinary approach to endocrine related problems common among reproductive aged women. Part II includes chapters on the evaluation of infertility, as well as surgical and medical approaches to treating infertility in men and women. The chapter on alternative medicine provides a basis for understanding the increasingly popular use of therapies such as acupuncture and herbal treatments. The last chapter discusses the influence of environmental factors on fertility, an important field that is often ignored in the traditional approach to infertility.

This text is meant to be used as a portable reference with readily accessible information including a summary of key points in each chapter. All of the contributors are involved in residency training programs and understand the kinds of patient management questions that are encountered in a busy practice. Our goal with this book is to provide information that will support solid patient management and hopefully pique the appetite to learn more.

Table of Contents

PART I: REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

1. The Menstrual Cycle
John T. Queenan

2. Puberty and Its Disorders
Adelina M. Emmi and Lawrence C. Layman

3. Amenorrhea
Michael Wittenberger and Alicia Armstrong

4. Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
William R. Phipps

5. Diagnosis and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Kathleen M. Hoeger

6. Obesity: Recognition and Treatment in Women
Erin E.Flaherty and Richard S. Legro

7. Hormonal Contraception
Sarah Prager and Jody Steinauer

8. Endometriosis
Sireesha Reddy

9. Hyperprolactinemia
Ghassan Haddad and Michael A. Thomas

10. Premenstrual Syndrome
Stephanie A.M. Giannandrea, Linda H. Chaudron and Tana A. Grady-Weliky

11. Treatment of the Menopausal Woman
Ghassan Haddad and Daniel B. Williams

12. Reproductive Endocrinology Diagnostic Imaging
Peter Klatsky and Victor Y. Fujimoto

PART II: INFERTILITY

13. An Overview of Female Infertility
Sandra L. Torrente and Valerie Montgomery Rice

14. Surgical Treatment of Female Infertility
Mohammed Al-Sunaidi and Togas Tulandi

15. Ovulation Induction
Jon C. Havelock and Karen D. Bradshaw

16. Assisted Reproductive Technology
Tiffany Von Wald and Kim Thornton

17. Alternative Medicine and Female Infertility
Hey-Joo Kang, Pak Chung and Raymond Chang

18. Male Infertility
Stephanya Shear and Jeanne O’Brien

19. Your Environment; Your Fertility–Is There a Link?
Shanna H. Swan