Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 7th ed.RG159 2004-048582 0-7817-4795-3 Clinical gynecologic gynecologic /gy·ne·co·log·ic/ (gi?ne-) (jin?e-kah-loj´ik) pertaining to the female reproductive tract or to gynecology. endocrinology and infertility, 7th ed. Speroff, Leon and Marc A. Fritz. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2005 1334 p. $139.00 The 7th edition of this text, edited by Speroff (Oregon Health & Science U., Portland) and Fritz (U. of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Chapel Hill), features updated material and bibliography reflecting developments in the science. The textbook devotes eight chapters to reproductive physiology, then turns to clinical endocrinology, with chapters on topics that include sexual development, abnormal puberty and growth, amenorrhea amenorrhea (āmĕn'ərē`a, əmĕn'–), cessation of menstruation. Primary amenorrhea is a delay in or a failure to start menstruation; secondary amenorrhea is an unexpected stop to the menstrual cycle. , obesity, and reproduction and thyroid. The final two sections, on contraception and infertility, include chapters on long- acting methods of contraception, female and male infertility, endometriosis endometriosis (ĕn'dəmē'trē-ō`sĭs), a condition in which small pieces of the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) migrate to other places in the pelvic area. , induction of ovulation ovulation /ovu·la·tion/ (ov?u-la´shun) the discharge of a secondary oocyte from a graafian follicle.ov´ulatory o·vu·la·tion n. The discharge of an ovum from the ovary. , assisted reproductive technologies, and ectopic pregnancy. |
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