Overview
- Analyzes etiologies, pathogenesis, consequences and treatments
- Helps clinicians in daily practice
- Written by experts in the field
Part of the book series: ISGE Series (ISGE)
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Keywords
- Hormones
- Dysmenorrhea
- PMS, premenstrual syndrome
- PMDD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Menhorragia
About this book
This book focuses on menstrual cycle bleeding and pain disorders from menarche to menopause. Hormonal and tissue basis of menstrual cycle are described as well as the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of normal and abnormal endometrium and sex steroid hormones used in the treatment of such disorders. How to identify patients with coagulation disorders, the correlation of AUB in early menarche and PCOS later in adolescence and adolescent menorrhagia are extensively analysed for their clinical and therapeutic implication.
Anovulatory syndromes and luteal phase defects are explained for their pathogenesis and role in women health. Dysmenorrhea and other pain syndromes as well PMS and PMDD are analysed for their diagnosis and management and the impact of endometriosis, adenomyosis and uterine myoma for the linkage of these organic diseases, inflammation and bleeding and pain disorders related to menstrual cyclicity. Endometrial hyperplasia and malignancy are also extensively examined for their pathogenesis, symptoms and role in uterine bleeding and pelvic pain as well as how to face oncological therapies induced amenorrhea.
The last part of the book analyses and discuss the causes of menorrhagia in menopausal transition and the management of bleeding disorders under menopause hormone therapy.
Written by experts in the field, this book will be of benefits to residents, general practitioners and specialists, gynaecologists, endocrinologists, paediatricians and GPs who deal with women’s health care.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and nominated Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cagliari. From 1° November 1982 he was nominated Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Modena and since 1994 up to 2012 he become Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Pisa.In 1994 he was awarded with the Honoris Causa Laurea by the University of Wroclaw (Poland), in 2005 by the University “Ovidius” of Costanta (Romania), in 2007 by the University of Bucharest (Romania),in 2009 by the University of Athens (Greece) and in 2019 by the University of Poznań (Poland). In 2011 he was entitled Professor Emeritus of the Ministry of Health and Solcial Development of Russian Federation.He is President of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE), of the European Society of Gynecology (ESG) and of the International Academy of Human Reproduction (IAHR).
Steven Goldstein
Porfessor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the New York University Medical School. Considered one of USA’s top doctors in gynecology, he has published seven books on women’s health topics, including menopause, perimenopause, early pregnancy monitoring, abnormal uterine bleeding and gynecologic ultrasounds. He has also contributed numerous chapters and papers to the medical field. Dr. Goldstein is a sought-after lecturer, traveling the U.S. and the world to speak about issues related to obstetrics and gynecology.
Tommaso Simoncini
Tommaso Simoncini is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pisa. He has extensively studied the mechanisms of actions of sex hormones relevant to cardiovascular disease, cancer metastasis and brain disorders. He has published over 120 high-impact original papers. He is an officer of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology and European Menopause and Andropause Society and serves on the Board of the European Society of Gynecology and International Menopause Society. Prof. Simoncini is Editor of Maturitas, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation and Vascular Pharmacology. He has received prestigious international Scientific Awards from the leading Societies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Menstrual Bleeding and Pain Disorders from Adolescence to Menopause
Book Subtitle: Volume 11: Frontiers in Gynecological Endocrinology
Editors: Andrea R. Genazzani, Steven Goldstein, Tommaso Simoncini
Series Title: ISGE Series
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-55299-1Due: 13 June 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-55302-8Due: 13 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-55300-4Due: 13 June 2024
Series ISSN: 2197-8735
Series E-ISSN: 2197-8743
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 187
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour