| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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Human reproductive systems - anatomy, roles and disorders |
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Obstetrics and gynecology advances |
| Contents |
MENSTRUAL CYCLE: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, PSYCHOLOGICAL/BEHAVIORAL CHANGES AND ABNORMALITIES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, PSYCHOLOGICAL/BEHAVIORAL CHANGES AND ABNORMALITIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter I: Evolution of the Menstrual Cycle; Abstract; Introduction; The Menstrual Cycle; Menstruation Does Not a Menstrual Cycle Make; Overview of the Ovarian Cycle; The Uterine Cycle and the Ovarian Cycle; Possible Functions of Menses:; Current Hypotheses; A By-Product of Spontaneous Decidualization?; A Useful Consequence of Menses |
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Possible Functions of Extended ReceptivityExtended Receptivity, Continuous Receptivity, and Permanent Receptivity; Extended Receptivity to Prevent Infanticide; Flexible Mating Strategies; Permanent Receptivity in Humans; Concealed Ovulation Revealed; Why Advertise/Hide Ovulation?; Cycle-Dependent Changes in Women; Behavioral Changes; Cognitive and Perceptual Changes; Physical Changes; Cycle-Dependent Changes in Other Women; Cycle-Dependent Changes in Men; Behavioral Changes; Cognitive/Perceptual Changes; Physical Changes; Implications of Cycle-Dependent Changes and Men's Detection of Them |
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ConclusionSignalling, Leaky Cues, or By-Product?; Dual Sexual Strategy Theory: State of the Art?; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter II: Functional and Structural Brain Alterations Associated with Menstrual Pain; Abstract; Section I. Introduction; 1.1. Clinical Features; 1.2. Prevalence; 1.3. Comorbidities; 1.4. Pathophysiology; 1.5. Chronification of Pain; Section II. Structural and Functional Alterations in the Brain of Dysmenorrhea Patients; 2.1. Visceral Pain Processing in the Brain; 2.2. Structural Brain Alterations in Dysmenorrhea; 2.2.1. Gray Matter Alterations in Chronic Pain |
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2.2.2. White Matter Alterations in Chronic Pain2.2.3. State- and Trait-Related Grey Matter Alterations; in Dysmenorrhea; 2.2.4. State-and Trait-Related White Matter Alterations; in Dysmenorrhea; 2.3. Functional Brain Alterations in Dysmenorrhea; Section III. Possible Impact of Brain; Alterations in Response to Menstrual Pain; 3.1. Central Sensitization; 3.2. Adolescent Health, Pre-Disposition and Comorbidities; Conclusion; References; Chapter III: Toward a More Comprehensive View of Premenstrual Disorders: The Case for Psychological Contributions; Abstract; Premenstrual Symptoms and Disorders |
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Etiological Theories and ResearchThe Case for Psychological Contributions to Premenstrual Disorders; Symptom Overlap and Comorbidity; Premenstrual Exacerbation; Self-Focused Attention and Coping; in Women with Premenstrual Symptoms; Psychological Interventions; Conclusion; References; Chapter IV: Effects of Female Sex Hormones on Appetite and Food Intake; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Oestrogen Modulation of Food Intake; Role of Oestrogen Receptors; Central Effects of Oestrogen; Peripheral Effects of Oestrogen; Ghrelin; Cholecystokinin (CCK); Leptin; Progesterone |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/28/2020) |
| Subject |
Menstrual cycle.
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Menstrual cycle -- Psychological aspects.
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Menstrual Cycle
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MEDICAL -- Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
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Menstrual cycle
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Menstrual cycle -- Psychological aspects
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Menstruation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gosselin, Madeleine, editor
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| LC no. |
2020678093 |
| ISBN |
9781624179464 |
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1624179460 |
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