Drug Action and Therapy in the Infant and Child
Drug Action and Therapy in the Infant and Child Ralph E. Kauffman Infancy and childhood extend from 2 months of age to the onset of puberty, which typically occurs at…
Introduction and Historical Perspectives
Introduction and Historical Perspectives Sumner J. Yaffe Jacob V. Aranda The following is an excerpt from the second edition of this book: The past several decades have witnessed a revolution…
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Sonia Dutta Amanda Nickles Fader Treatment of gynecologic cancer typically requires a multidisciplinary and multitreatment approach involving a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. When…
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Reinou S. Groen Cornelia Liu Trimble EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CERVICAL NEOPLASIA In the United States, cervical cancer is diagnosed in approximately 12,000 women annually and fatal for approximately…
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Dipa Joshi Roxanne Marie Jamshidi The evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) requires characterization and quantification of the bleeding, specifically the onset, duration, frequency, amount, pattern, and…
Evaluation of Amenorrhea
Evaluation of Amenorrhea Irene Woo Kyle J. Tobler Amenorrhea is the absence of menses. It is physiologic during pregnancy, lactation, and menopause. The lack of regular, spontaneous menses for any…
Menstrual Disorders: Endometriosis, Dysmenorrhea, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Menstrual Disorders: Endometriosis, Dysmenorrhea, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Irene Woo Melissa Yates ENDOMETRIOSIS Endometriosis is defined as the extrauterine presence of functioning endometrial glands and stroma. It is most commonly…
Uterine Leiomyomas
Uterine Leiomyomas Cindy M. P. Duke Diana Cholakian Stacey A. Scheib Uterine leiomyomas, also known as myomas or fibroids, represent the most common pelvic tumors in women. As benign smooth…
Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Sara Seifert Kristiina Altman FIRST-TRIMESTER MISCARRIAGE Miscarriage, or spontaneous abortion, is generally defined as the spontaneous loss of a fetus weighing <500 g or at…
Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies Cindy M. P. Duke Mindy S. Christianson INFERTILITY Definitions Infertility: failure of a couple of reproductive age to conceive after at least 1 year of…
