Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management

Authored by Rehana Rehman, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Basic Science to Clinical Advances Across the Lifespan offers a holistic approach to understanding and managing PCOS, providing healthcare professionals with authoritative guidance on diagnosis, treatment, and management of this complex chronic condition.

A Coherent, Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management

This practical resource presents a coherent, evidence-based approach to diagnosis, treatment, and management of PCOS, grounded in recent advances in basic sciences. With its unique focus on decision-making tools, this book is an essential resource for endocrinologists, fertility specialists, gynecologists, and internists who diagnose and treat patients with PCOS.

Comprehensive Coverage of PCOS Across the Lifespan

The book covers all aspects of PCOS, including:

• Short- and long-term metabolic, endocrine, and psychological challenges
• Integrative approach to understanding pathophysiology and management of PCOS in adult women and adolescent girls
• Genetics, microRNAs, and risk factors
• Clinical, hormonal, and metabolic features
• Diagnostic criteria and PCOS phenotypes
• Treatment and management options for common symptoms, such as hirsutism and menstrual irregularity
• Conception planning and subfertility, including the male PCOS equivalent
• Standard comorbidities and global approaches to patients with PCOS

Alternative Approaches to Managing PCOS

The book also explores the use of complementary/alternative medicine, lifestyle modification, and behavioral therapy in managing PCOS, providing healthcare professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the various treatment options available.

eBook Version Included

An eBook version is included with purchase, allowing you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Product Details

Published by Elsevier Health Sciences on November 17, 2022, this comprehensive guide is written in English and features ISBN numbers 9780323879323 and 9780323879330.