Amenorrhea, a Case-Based, Clinical Guide

Abstract

"Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide" is a comprehensive review of the current knowledge regarding normal female reproductive physiology. Replete with interesting case vignettes and providing diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic strategies for amenorrhea, "Amenorrhea: A Case-Based Clinical Guide" is divided into three sections. The first section is composed of two chapters that provide a thorough review of basic science and clinical knowledge about the organ systems responsible for normal physiology of the menstrual cycle. The second section includes discussion about m. The hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis -- The mechanism of menstruation -- Amenorrhea due to idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadisma and Kallmann syndrome -- Polycystic ovary syndrome -- Primary ovarian insufficiency -- Hyperprolactinemia and pituitary causes of amenorrhea -- Amenorrhea associated with the female athlete triad: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment -- The role of body weight in menstrual disturbances and amenorrhea -- Natural and surgical menopause -- Clinical implications of prolonged hypothalamic amenorrhea -- Long-term implications of oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy for benign disease -- Ethnicity and amenorrhea.