Textbook of Reproductive Medicine by Bruce R., Md. Carr (Editor), Richard E. Blackwell (Editor) Purchase at:  Amazon.com  Format: Hardcover, 2nd ed., 790pp.  ISBN: 083858893X Publisher: Appleton & Lange  Pub. Date: April 1998  Edition Desc: 2ND

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Book Description 

42 Authors cover all of the reproductive endocrine problems commonly encountered in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. A question and answer study guide is also available.

Book Info 

Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Textbook furnishing the practicing obstetrician/gynecologist with a sound scientific basis for diagnosing and managing contemporary reproductive endocrine and infertility problems. DNLM: Reproduction--physiology.

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Key Benefit: In this succinct textbook, 42 authors cover all the reproductive endocrine problems commonly encountered in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. Key Topics: The second edition includes new chapters on breast disease, evaluation of chronic pelvic pain, infertility algorithms, and assisted reproductive technology. In addition, new information on record keeping for quality control has also been added, and the artwork/illustrations have been revised and enhanced. Market: Obstetricians and gynecologists, residents.

About the Author 

Bruce R. Carr, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas) Richard E. Blackwell, PhD, MD (University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama)

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42 Authors cover all of the reproductive endocrine problems commonly encountered in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. A question and answer study guide is also available.

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Reviewer: Albert J. Peters, DO (Northwestern University Medical School)

Description: The book provides good clinical information, based on scientific studies, in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. It is logically organized, beginning with embryology, progressing through pregnancy, and then working into reproductive disorders.

Purpose: The purpose is to provide the practicing obstetrician/gynecologist with a sound basis for the clinical management of patients through well-documented reviews of the reproductive endocrinology and infertility literature. I believe the book does meet the authors' objectives; clinical information is well supported by appropriate scientific and clinical studies.

Audience: The book is appropriate for the resident or practicing obstetrician/gynecologist. Both authors are well known and respected in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. The authors and the contributors have demonstrated research and clinical skills that are pertinent to this publication.

Features: The book is appropriately illustrated. Of particular clarity and enjoyment are the schematic diagrams. Perhaps some color prints would add something to the overall appearance. The references, although pertinent and often classical, are dated in some chapters. The index was easy to use and inclusive. The table of contents is somewhat difficult to use as a quick reference; perhaps the titles should appear in bold print. The overall appearance of the book is satisfactory.

Assessment: The book is organized in a particularly logical manner, thus giving the reader a perspective of the field beforelearning the detailed information. It will be a good reference source as well as a primary text for medical libraries and residency education programs.

From Booknews

New edition of a text which furnishes the practicing obstetrician/gynecologist with a sound scientific basis for diagnosing and managing contemporary reproductive endocrine/infertility problems. Thirty-eight chapters discuss developmental changes in reproductive medicine, mechanisms and assessment of reproductive hormones, regulation and abnormalities of the endocrine systems, infertility, contraception, and menopause. Contains many b&w charts and illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface to Second Edition

Preface to First Edition

Acknowledgments

Pt. I Developmental Changes in Reproductive Medicine

1 Fertilization, Embryogenesis, and Implantation   1

2 The Endocrinology of Pregnancy   19

3 Parturition   45

4 Genetics in Reproduction   57

5 Normal and Abnormal Puberty   93

6 Normal and Abnormal Sexual Development   113

Pt. II Mechanisms and Assessment of Reproductive Hormones

7 The Molecular Basis of Hormone Action   137

8 Laboratory Assessment of Reproductive Hormones   157

Pt. III Regulation of the Endocrine Systems of Reproductive Medicine

9 Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction   173

10 Hormonal Regulation of Breast Physiology   193

11 The Ovary   207

12 The Normal Menstrual Cycle: The Coordinated Events of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis and the Female Reproductive Tract   233

13 The Physiology of the Testis and Male Reproductive Tract and Disorders of Testicular Function   245

Pt. IV Abnormalities of the Endocrine System of Reproductive Medicine

14 Assessment of the Female Patient   271

15 Anovulation of CNS Origin: Anatomic Causes   289

16 Anovulation of CNS Origin: Functional and Miscellaneous Causes   309

17 Thyroid Dysfunction and Ovulatory Disorders   323

18 Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex   351

19 Ovarian Dysfunction and Anovulation   389

20 Hirsutism and Virilism   405

21 Endocrine Alterations in Female Obesity   425

22 Breast Disease   455

23 Psychological Aspects of Menstruation: Premenstrual Syndrome   467

24 Chronic Pelvic Pain: Origin, Physiology, Evaluation, and Treatment   485

Pt. V Infertility

25 Clinical Trials for the Reproductive Endocrinologist: Design, Power Analysis, and Biostatistics    495

26 Reproductive Medicine and the Managed Care Market   517

27 Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment Algorithms for the Infertile Couple   533

28 Diagnosis and Treatment of Male Infertility   549

29 Ovulation Induction   565

30 Diagnosis and Treatment of Uterine Pathology   583

31 Diagnosis and Management of Tubal Disease   607

32 Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis   641

33 Assisted Reproductive Technology   665

34 Recurrent Pregnancy Loss   679

35 Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: Psychological Aspects of Treatment   693

Pt. VI Contraception

36 Contraception   707

Pt. VII Menopause

37 Physiology of the Climacteric   727

38 Hormonal Treatment of Menopausal Women: Risks and Benefits   741

Index   765