Novel insights into the pathophysiology & treatment of PCOS / editors, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Shahla Nader, Dimitrios Panidis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Novel insights into the pathophysiology and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome / Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Shahla Nader & Dimitrios Panidis -- Definition criteria and diagnostic assessments / Francesco Orio, Alessio Volpe, Vincenza Di Stasi, Silvia Savastano, Gaetano Lombardi & Annamaria Colao -- Pathogenesis / Anna Maria Fulghesu, Roberta Magnini, Alessandra Cappai & Silvia Mazzella -- Novel insights into the pathophysiology of PCOS : the role of environmental toxins / Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis -- Management of menstrual disorders and endometrial hyperplasia / Gaetano Lombardi, Vincenza Di Stasi, Alessio Volpe, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao & Francesco Orio -- Polycystic ovary syndrome and fertility / Naila Goldenberg & Charles J. Glueck -- Appropriate use of metformin in early pregnancy : is there a role for first trimester use? / Dimitrios Panidis & Konstantinos Tziomalos -- Oral contraceptives : indications and cautions / Shahla Nader -- Predictors of success and optimization of treatment in infertile PCOS patients / Stefano Palomba, Angela Falbo & Giovanni Battista La Sala -- Management of the metabolic syndrome and glucose intolerance in women with PCOS / Renato Pasquali -- Polycystic ovary syndrome : prognosis and risk of comorbidity / Tristan Hardy, Sunita De Sousa & Robert J. Norman -- Index.

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