Published November, 2010
By Brooke Swearingen and Beverly M. K. Biller
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This text is a review of current management techniques for pituitary tumors, incorporating recent advances and discussions by experienced clinicians. The use of both endocrinologists and neurosurgeons as chapter authors allows differing perspectives to be incorporated.

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Published November, 2010
By Andrea C. Gore
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the three most important themes in the field of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) research: the basic biology of EDCs, particularly their effects on reproductive systems; EDC effects on humans and wildlife, including biomedical considerations;

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Published November, 2010
By Andrea E. Dunaif, R.Jeffrey Chang, Stephen Franks, Richard S. Legro, R. Jeffrey Chang and Andrea Dunaif
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This volume includes the latest diagnostic criteria for PCOS and comprises the most up-to-date information about the genetic features and pathogenesis of PCOS. The book also discusses additional familial phenotypes of PCOS and their potential genetic basis.

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Published November, 2010
By Ricardo Azziz
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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In keeping with these advances, the title of this book has been revised to reflect the growing importance of PCOS as the most prevalent androgen excess disorder in women, and arguably, as the one that might have the most serious adverse consequences for general health.

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Published November, 2010
By Victor M. Montori
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Internationally recognized experts, pioneers, and opinion makers in evidence-based medicine (EBM) provocatively recast endocrine policy and practice in the light of EBM philosophy and principles.

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Published October, 2010
By Marcello D. Bronstein
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book examines the current state of understanding of Cushing's Syndrome, including its causes, controversies in diagnosis, related conditions associated with obesity, factors complicating diagnosis and a variety of approaches to treatment.

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Published September, 2010
By Nanette Santoro, Nanette F. Santoro and Genevieve Neal-Perry
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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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.

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Published August, 2010
By Michael S. Freemark and Michael Freemark
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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The evidence-based approach of Pediatric Obesity: Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment provides a comprehensive and invaluable guide for all healthcare providers concerned with the evaluation and care of children with nutritional and metabolic disease and with the societal implications of the obesity epidemic.

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Published January, 2010
By Stephen J. Winters and Stephen Winters
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Like other volumes in the Contemporary Endocrinology series, the goal of Male Hy- gonadism: Basic, Clinical, and Therapeutic Principles is to link current knowledge of basic biology to the practice of medicine.

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Published December, 2009
By Robert A. Adler
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Updated and expanded to reflect the growing literature on this widespread disorder, this second edition has a new editor and uses the same approach as the first, pairing a chapter on the basic science of a disorder followed by a one on its clinical aspects.

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