Jonathan A. Ledermann • Carien L. Creutzberg Michael A. Quinn Editors 2014 Gynecological malignancies comprise a wide range of different tumors with various etiologies, risk factors, and treatment principles. Prevention, diagnosis and primary treatment, and the management of recurrence are complex issues; each type of tumor requires specialized knowledge at every phase of intervention. Disseminating […]
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W. Glenn McCluggage • John Tidy John H.F. Smith 2014 Cervical histopathology specimens, mainly punch biopsies and loop excisions but also hysterectomy specimens, form a significant proportion of the workload of many surgical pathology laboratories. Most biopsies are performed because of an abnormality detected in a cervical cytology specimen taken during the course of an […]
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Samir A. Farghaly Editor 2014 Worldwide, 204,449 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each year, with an estimated 124,860 disease-related deaths. There are notable differences in ovarian cancer incidence across the world. In Europe, in 2012, there were 65,538 cases with a mortality rate of 42,704 women. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for ovarian […]
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Enrico Marani • Wijnand F.R.M. Koch 2014 Structure, Gender and Society Jonathan Sawday has written a very fine book on the scientific and social implication of the interior discovery of the human body: ‘‘The body emblazoned’’ [1]. Notions about the interior of the human body lasted for centuries before we came to our present understanding of its form […]
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Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb Reid L. Norman • Mimi Zumwalt Editors 2014 Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan Medical practitioners and health care providers/educators must continue to be vigilant of the growing and ever-changing health issues relating to females who lead an active lifestyle by participating in sports and exercise. There have been recent landmark legislations changing the social perception […]
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Peter Sutovsky Editor 2014 By various accounts, the human genome includes up to 25,000 genes transcribed into messages from which a staggering one million of proteins and protein variants are derived that constitute the human body proteome. While some of this increase between gene and protein is due to alternative transcription and posttranscriptional processing of mRNA by alternative splicing, […]
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Lubna Pal Editor 2014 Current and Emerging Concepts As the most common endocrinopathy of reproductive-age women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remains a poorly understood and yet a liberally diagnosed condition. While the exact mechanisms that underlie the chronic course of ovulatory dysfunction and hyperandrogenemia of PCOS still remain elusive, the complexity of the pathophysiological underpinnings and the diversity of […]
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Roy Homburg 2014 A Practical Guide Ovulation induction and controlled ovarian stimulation lie at the very heart of the treatment for infertility. Ovulation induction for the anovulatory infertile woman is arguably the most successful treatment for infertility, boasting high pregnancy rates, while controlled ovarian stimulation has become an integral part of protocols in preparation for in vitro fertilization and intra-uterine insemination. […]
Continue reading →Teresa K. Woodruff • Marla L. Clayman Kate E. Waimey Editors 2014 Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines This is the fourth book in a series that has examined the development of a new field: “Oncofertility.” Our purpose in creating this new term was to communicate a simple concept: that fertility preservation for cancer patients is […]
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Wanda Nicholson Kesha Baptiste-Roberts Editors 2014 Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice We have had a strong passion for making a difference in the lives of adults and children through our research. Our individual careers as a clinician-researcher (Nicholson) and an epidemiologist (Baptiste-Roberts) has provided on-going and unique opportunities to influence the health of women across the lifespan. We have […]
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