Main description:

Diabetes & Women's Health is a guide to the management of diabetes in female patients. This book covers management of the disease from adolescence into adulthood, and in pregnancy.

This book is divided into three sections. The first section covers general management of diabetes in women, and includes discussion on cardiovascular risks, transitional care to young adulthood, eating disorders, anxiety and depression in women with diabetes, and the menopause and diabetes. The second section focuses on pregnancy and diabetes, covering preconceptional care, intrapartum and postpartum management, and long term outcomes for infants born to mothers with diabetes.

The third section focuses on 'special topics' including infections, female sexual dysfunction related to diabetes, and assisted reproductive technologies. Illustrated in full colour throughout, Diabetes & Women's Health is an essential resource for diabetologists, obstetricians and gynaecologists.

Key Points

Guide to the management of diabetes in female patients
Covers management from adolescence, through young adulthood, pregnancy and the menopause
Illustrated in full colour throughout

Contents:

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section 1: General Management of Diabetes in Women

Medical Management of Hyperglycemia in Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Cardiovascular Risks in Women with Diabetes Mellitus and their Management
Transitional Care to Young Adulthood in Adolescent Girls with Diabetes Mellitus
Eating Disorders in Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Anxiety and Depression in Women with Diabetes Mellitus
Menopause and Diabetes including focus on Hormone Replacement Therapy

Section 2: Management of Women with Pregnancy and Diabetes

Preconceptional Care of Women with Diabetes Mellitus
Pregnancy and Diabetes Mellitus
Intrapartum and Postpartum Management of Women with Diabetes Mellitus
Infant of Diabetic Mother
Long-term Consequences of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Long-term Outcomes in Infants born to Diabetic Mothers
Hypertension and Pregnancy
Psychosocial Issues in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Section 3: Special Topics

Infections in Women with Diabetes Mellitus
Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) in Women with Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolic and Reproductive Consequences of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Diabetes and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Malignancies in Women with Diabetes Mellitus