The book provides a detailed discussion of the range of menstrual disorders that patients may experience from menarche through menopause and the relationship between menstrual disorders and other medical illnesses.
"It is the first book on menstrual disorders that my co-editors and I are aware of that blends the fields of gynecology, adolescent medicine, internal medicine and other medical subspecialties into one comprehensive, integrated volume," said Deborah B. Ehrenthal, MD, FACP, assistant residency program director for the obstetrics and gynecology program at Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Del.
Dr. Ehrenthal co-edited the book with Matthew K. Hoffman, MD, MPH, FACOG, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Christiana Care Health System and Paula J. Adams Hilliard, MD, of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
"Menstrual Disorders" covers menstrual, contraceptive and reproductive issues for women with chronic medical problems. These issues affect a growing number of patients being cared for by internists.
The book includes chapters on caring for women with polycystic ovary syndrome and on the complex menstrual and contraceptive management of women with disabilities. One chapter guides clinicians through the evaluation and management of bleeding disorders, including von Willebrand's Disease. The book also provides an overview of procedures used in managing abnormal uterine bleeding, with old and new treatment modalities including
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American College of Physicians
24-May-2006