Gynecologic Endocrinology

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Introduction to Gonadal Regulation of the Uterus and the Menses....Pages 3-10
The Neuroendocrine System....Pages 11-22
Placental Endocrinology....Pages 23-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Hormonal Physiology of the Ovary and Adrenal Cortex....Pages 57-81
Physiology of Relaxin....Pages 83-87
Normal Growth and Development of the Female....Pages 89-107
Thyroid Function and Disease in the Female....Pages 109-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Hormone Assays in Endocrine System....Pages 137-157
Hormonal Cytopathology of the Vagina....Pages 159-173
Cervical Mucus....Pages 175-183
Endometrium....Pages 185-245
Diagnostic Imaging....Pages 247-293
Endoscopic Procedures....Pages 295-300
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Ovarian Dysgenesis and Related Genetic Disorders....Pages 303-326
Female Pseudohermaphroditism in 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency....Pages 327-347
Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disease....Pages 349-367
Secondary Amenorrhea and the Menopause....Pages 369-386
Endometriosis....Pages 387-404
Dysmenorrhea and Prostaglandins....Pages 405-421
Fertility following Steroidal Oral Contraception and Diethylstilbestrol Exposure....Pages 423-434
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Anorexia Nervosa and otherWeight-Loss-Associated Amenorrheas....Pages 435-445
Premenstrual Tension and Idiopathic Edema....Pages 447-457
Hirsutism and Virilism in Women....Pages 459-479
Lactation and Galactorrhea....Pages 481-500
Hormone-Producing Tumors of the Ovary and Placenta....Pages 501-510
Steroid Receptors in Breast, Uterine, and Ovarian Malignancy....Pages 511-528
Understanding and Managing of Pregnancy in Women with Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 529-540
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Investigation of the Infertile Couple....Pages 543-551
Male Infertility....Pages 553-590
Surgical Treatment of Infertility....Pages 591-616
Medical Treatment of Infertility....Pages 617-627
In Vitro Fertilization....Pages 629-647
Front Matter....Pages 649-649
Endocrine Control of the Secretory Immune System in the Reproductive Tract of the Female....Pages 651-662
Epidermal Growth Factor and Its Receptor and Their Possible Relationships to Gynecologic Endocrinology....Pages 663-670
Back Matter....Pages 671-692