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Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

A Clinical Guide to Early Menopause

  • Focuses exclusively on diagnosis and management of premature ovarian insufficiency and failure (POI/POF) and premature menopause

  • Utilizes first-person clinical vignettes to frame each chapter for a more personal approach to the topics

  • Appropriate for reproductive medicine specialists, OB/GYNs, and primary care physicians alike

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Defining Menopause: What Is Early, What Is Late?

    • Sarah Eckhardt, Melissa Wellons
    Pages 1-17
  3. Etiologies of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

    • Nastaran Foyouzi, Lisa J. Green, Sally A. Camper
    Pages 19-35
  4. Signs and Symptoms of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

    • Amanda A. Allshouse, Amy L. Semple
    Pages 37-49
  5. The Genetics of POI

    • Violet Klenov, Amber R. Cooper
    Pages 51-73
  6. Mechanisms of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

    • Nicole Doyle, Nicole Kay Banks, Erin Foran Wolff
    Pages 75-100
  7. Nonreproductive Conditions Associated with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)

    • Nanette F. Santoro, Margaret E. Wierman, Corinne Canty-Woessner
    Pages 101-114
  8. Noninvasive Approaches to Enhance Ovarian Function

    • Lisa Marii Cookingham, Laxmi A. Kondapalli
    Pages 115-124
  9. IVF and Egg Donation: Special Considerations

    • Deborah E. Ikhena, Jared C. Robins
    Pages 125-136
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 201-207

About this book

Presenting the most current and relevant information on the diagnosis and management of primary ovarian insufficiency, also known as premature ovarian failure (POI/POF), this book presents two equally important voices. The first is the scientific, evidence-based voice discussing the latest information on POI/POF in a concise and logical fashion: etiologies, symptoms, genetics, mechanisms, associated conditions, as well as psychological and lifestyle considerations. The second voice presents the first-person stories of affected women, who are often faced with a diagnosis of irreversible infertility at a very young age and who somehow learn to live with great uncertainty about their ability to create a family – a core identity issue for many women. It is thus not simply a clinical, case-based presentation, but a more collaborative effort between clinicians who are well-versed in the field and women who have POI/POF. Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: A Clinical Guide to Early Menopause will therefore be an excellent practical yet personal reference for OB/GYNs, reproductive medicine specialists, and any clinician, nurse or health care worker treating women living with POI/POF.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Aurora, USA

    Nanette F. Santoro

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Amber R. Cooper

About the editors

Nanette Santoro, MD, Professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

Amber Cooper, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical Guide to Early Menopause

  • Editors: Nanette F. Santoro, Amber R. Cooper

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22491-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22490-9Published: 16 February 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79403-7Published: 30 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-22491-6Published: 09 February 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 207

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Reproductive Medicine, Gynecology, Endocrinology

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eBook USD 89.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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