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Title Obesity and gynecology / edited by Tahir A. Mahmood, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran and Frank A. Chervenak
Edition 2nd ed
Published Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2020

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Contents Front Cover -- Obesity and Gynecology -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Preface-obesity in gynaecology -- 1 Obesity and adolescence -- 1 Obesity and the onset of adolescence -- Obesity in childhood and adolescence: definition -- Obesity in childhood and adolescence: incidence -- Obesity in children and adolescents: etiology -- Obesity and puberty: pathophysiology -- Obesity and pubertal development -- Obesity in childhood and adolescence: clinical manifestation -- Obesity in children and adolescents: counseling
Obesity in children and adolescents: management -- References -- 2 Obesity in adolescence -- Introduction -- Prevalence of childhood obesity: a global perspective -- Obesity and the pubertal transition -- Factors affecting childhood and adolescent obesity -- Adolescent obesity-adverse outcomes -- General -- Psychological effects -- The metabolic syndrome -- Polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescence -- Obstetric outcomes in obese adolescents -- The impact of childhood and adolescent obesity on adult health -- Management principles -- Prevention -- Lifestyle interventions -- Drugs -- Surgery
Diet Lifestyle Bariatric surgery -- Clomiphene citrate -- Aromatase inhibitors -- Follicle-stimulating hormone -- Laparoscopic ovarian drilling -- Insulin sensitizers -- In vitro fertilization -- References -- 2 Contraception -- 4 Obesity and sexual health -- Introduction -- Obesity and sexual behavior -- Obesity and sexual function -- Obesity and sexual health outcomes -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Obesity and contraception -- Introduction -- Risks of obesity in pregnancy -- Classification of obesity based on body mass index -- Potential concerns with obesity and contraception
Obesity and contraceptive efficacy -- Mechanisms by which obesity could potentially affect contraceptive efficacy -- Evidence (or lack of) for contraceptive efficacy in overweight or obese women -- Contraceptives and weight gain: myth or truth? -- Potential mechanisms by which contraceptives can cause weight gain -- COCs and weight gain -- POCs and effect on weight -- Safety of hormonal contraceptives in obese women -- Obesity, contraception, and cardiovascular disease -- Obesity, contraception, and venous thromboembolism -- Obesity, contraception, and cancer
Subject Fertility, Human.
Reproductive health.
Obesity -- Complications
Fertility.
Fertility
Reproductive Health
Obesity -- complications
Reproductive Medicine
Fertility
Fertility, Human
Obesity -- Complications
Reproductive health
Form Electronic book
Author Mahmood, Tahir A
Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam
Cervenak, Frank A
ISBN 9780128179208
0128179201