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Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Treatment

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Editors:
  1. Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

    1. Endocrine Section of First Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

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  2. John E. Nestler

    1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

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  3. Dimitrios Panidis

    1. Division of Endocrinology and Human Reproduction, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  4. Renato Pasquali

    1. Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and C.R.B.A., S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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  • An up-to-date and balanced overview of PCOS, with specific attention to the role of insulin resistance in its pathogenesis
  • Examines diet and lifestyle factors in the aetiology and management of PCOS

Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology (COE)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Evaluation for Insulin Resistance and Comorbidities Related to Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Ricardo Azziz
    Pages 1-13

  3. Fat Distribution and Adipose Products in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Enrico Carmina
    Pages 15-24

  4. Treatment of Infertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Deborah S. Wachs, R. Jeffery Chang
    Pages 25-37

  5. Imaging Studies in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Sophie Jonard, Yann Robert, Yves Ardaens, Didier Dewailly
    Pages 39-48

  6. Genes Related to Metabolic Abnormalities or Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
    Pages 49-67

  7. Anti-Androgens

    • KürÅŸad Ãœnlühizarci, Fahrettin KeleÅŸtimur
    Pages 69-78

  8. Lipid Abnormalities in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Djuro Macut
    Pages 79-97

  9. Serine Phosphorylation, Insulin Resistance, and the Regulation of Androgen Synthesis

    • Andrew A. Bremer, Walter L. Miller
    Pages 99-114

  10. Chronic Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Shahla Nader
    Pages 115-132

  11. Insulin-Sensitizing Drugs for the Treatment of Infertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Cynthia S. Ryan, John E. Nestler
    Pages 133-145

  12. Diet and Lifestyle Factors in the Etiology and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • R. J. Norman, L. J. Moran
    Pages 147-162

  13. Adrenarche

    • Sharon E. Oberfield, Natasha Leibel, Lauren Antler, Miriam Silfen, Lenore S. Levine, Mary Horlick et al.
    Pages 163-179

  14. Cardiovascular Disease and Inflammation

    • Francesco Orio Jr., Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Stefano Palomba
    Pages 181-190

  15. Surgery and Laser Diathermy

    • Stefano Palomba, Fulvio Zullo, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Francesco Orio Jr
    Pages 191-207

  16. Late Pregnancy Complications in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Dimitrios Panidis, Neoklis A. Georgopoulos
    Pages 209-221

  17. Glucose Intolerance

    • Vincenzo Toscano
    Pages 223-239

  18. Hormonal and Biochemical Evaluation of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Bulent O. Yildiz
    Pages 241-248

  19. Endometrial Carcinoma in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Emmanuel Diakomanolis
    Pages 249-262

  20. Statins, Oxidative Stress, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Pinar H. Kodaman, Antoni J. Duleba
    Pages 263-278
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About this book

Despite dizzyingly fast-paced advances over the past two decades, even the definition of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) remains in dispute. Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Treatment highlights the recent transition of PCOS from an infertility disorder with a diagnosis based on ovarian tissue histology to a more complex clinical entity, a metabolic disorder in which insulin resistance plays a central role.  With an expert panel of authors, each chapter provides an up-to-date and balanced overview of PCOS, paying special attention to the central role of insulin resistance in the syndrome’s pathogenesis and in the management of its reproductive and metabolic abnormalities.

Comprehensive and thought-provoking, Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Treatment is an invaluable resource for endocrinologists, gynecologists, and internists eager to learn more about this controversial and challenging disease.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"This volume provides an up to date comprehensive review on various aspects of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a more and more diagnosed disorder also in adolescent girls. It is divided into 6 parts … . A well written and informative text." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 5 (3), 2008)

"This is an overview of the association between insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with a special focus on pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment. The book also focuses on the other metabolic and fertility issues occurring in PCOS. … Although it can be used by students and residents, it is written primarily for practitioners whose focus is either in endocrinology or obstetrics/gynecology. … The book is useful and the information is current and relevant." (Monica Mortensen, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2007)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Endocrine Section of First Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

    Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

  • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

    John E. Nestler

  • Division of Endocrinology and Human Reproduction, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Dimitrios Panidis

  • Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and C.R.B.A., S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Renato Pasquali

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

  • Book Subtitle: Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Treatment

  • Editors: Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, John E. Nestler, Dimitrios Panidis, Renato Pasquali

  • Series Title: Contemporary Endocrinology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-310-3

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-763-1Published: 06 June 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-763-1Published: 09 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-310-3Published: 21 December 2009

  • Series ISSN: 2523-3785

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-3793

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 475

  • Topics: Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery

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