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Written by leading international specialists, this book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of endocrine-based female reproductive disorders. Particularly focusing on the Hypothalamus - Pituitary - Ovary (HPO) axis as the main driver of reproduction in women, it discusses amenorrhea; chronic anovulation and polycystic ovary syndrome as the most common dysfunctions of the HPO axis; endocrine diseases as possible impacts on the HPO axis; uterine disorders related to estrogen/progesterone; and the impact of endometriosis and uterine fibroids on reproduction. It also addresses infertility and menopause as hormone-related disorders in women and endocrine changes during pregnancy and lactation.
The book is intended as a major reference for endocrinologists, gynecologists, and obstetricians, as well as basic and clinical scientists. It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which provides access to live editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

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Part I Hypothalamic-Pituitary-ovary axis disorders: The hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis.- The menstrual cycle and related disorders.- The Polycystic ovary syndrome.- The menstrual disorders related to endocrine diseases.- The menstrual disorders related to systemic diseases.- Hormones and sex behaviour.- Hormonal contraception.- Part II Uterine disorders: Endometriosis.- Uterine fibroids and adenomyosis.- Abnormal uterine bleeding.- Part III Infertility: Epidemiology and causes.- Diagnostic protocols.- Hormonal treatments.- Assisted reproductive technologies.- Part IV Menopause: Premature ovarian insufficiency.- The climacteric syndrome.- Long term effects.- HRT.- Menopause and bone metabolism.- Part V Pregnancy: Endocrinology of maternal-placental axis.- The "great obstetrical syndromes".- Part VI Breast: Hormones, breast disorders and lactation.

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Felice Petraglia is a Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, at the School of Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, and Director of DAI Materno Infantile Hospital-University Hospital Careggi, (AOUC). He is a former Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and Director of the University of Siena; of the U.O.C. Obstetrics and Gynecology, DAI Materno-Infantile; and Director of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (AOUS). Further he is an Adjunct Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (2005-) and Fellow-ad-Eundem of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (RCOG) (2010-).


He is the Editor-in- Chief of Human Reproduction Update (IF: 11.790). He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Reproductive Sciences, Faculty 1000 Medicine, of the Journal of Endometriosis and of Gynecological Endocrinology. He has received recognition for his accomplishments, including the international "Arnaldo Bruno Award" from the Accademia dei Lincei (2001). Author or co-author of more than 750 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and co-editor of 25 scientific volumes, he has been an invited speaker at several international meetings. He was a member of scientific boards of several international meetings.

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