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Humana Endocrine Replacement Therapy In Clinical Practice by A. Wayne Meikle
Endocrine Replacement Therapy in Clinical Practice, an update of Hormone Repla- ment Therapy published by Humana Press in 1999, aims to assist the endocrinologist, gynecologist, pediatrician, urologist, general surgeon, neurologist, neurosurgeon, p- chiatrist, generalist, and trainee in management of their patients with hormonal defici- cies or altered hormonal synthesis or responses. Many new authors have added several new chapters, and all of the previous chapters have been updated. Endocrine testing used to diagnose endocrine disorders and monitor hormone replacement therapy is reviewed. However, detailed discussion of physiology and pathophysiology is not an aim of this book, and these topics are covered in other volumes on endocrinology. Although no one is considered an expert in all areas of endocrine replacement therapy, each of the authors here have extensive knowledge and experience in the management of patients with s- cific endocrine disorders requiring hormone replacement treatment. Although some differences of opinion exist among experts in replacement therapy, each writer has attempted to give a balanced, unbiased recommendation. When com- rable regimens exist, the authors have made this apparent to the reader who can then choose the best treatment for the individual patient. Cost, therapeutic effectiveness, and route of administration are all important considerations in making the final selection of replacement therapy. Part I. PituitaryDiabetes Insipidus in PediatricsDonald Zimmerman and Greg UramotoTreatment of Diabetes Insipidus in AdultsAndjela T. Drincic and Gary L. RobertsonGrowth Hormone Therapy in Children and AdultsDarrell M. WilsonGrowth Hormone and Growth Hormone Secretagogues in AdultsGeorge R. Merriam and David E. CummingsPart II. Parathyroid and Vitamin DTherapy of Hypoparathyroidism and Vitamin D DeficiencyEric S. OrwollPart III. ThyroidRecombinant Human Thyrotropin in the Management of Thyroid Carcinoma and Other Thyroid DisordersSteven I. Sherman and Luis Lopez-PenabadThyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy for Primary and Secondary HypothyroidismDavid S. CooperThyroid Hormone Therapy of Congenital and Acquired Hypothyroidism in ChildrenStephen LaFranchiThyroid Hormone Replacement During PregnancyAmy E. Sullivan and T. Flint PorterPart IV. DiabetesDiagnosis and Management of Diabetes in ChildrenDana S. HardinTreatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin and Oral Agents that Augment Hormone Synthesis and ActionDonald A. McClainManagement of Diabetes in PregnancyKay F. McFarland, Laura S. Irwin, and Janice BaconInsulin Pump Therapy in the Management of DiabetesRaymond A. Plodkowski and Steven V. EdelmanDetection and Management of Diabetes Mellitus During Glucocorticoid Therapy of Nonendocrine DiseaseSusan S. BraithwaiteExercise and Managing DiabetesRobert E. JonesPart V. AdrenalGlucocorticoid Treatment in Prenatal and Postnatal LifeLynnette K. Nieman and Kristina I. RotherMineralocorticoid Deficiency SyndromesRobert G. DluhyDehydroepiandrosterone and PregnenoloneSyed H. Tariq, Hosam Kamel, and John E. MorleyPart VI. Gonadal: MenAndrogen Replacement Therapy of Male HypogonadismA. Wayne MeikleAndrogen Replacement: Sexual Behavior, Affect, and CognitionMax Hirshkowitz, Claudia A. Orengo, and Glenn R. CunninghamTestosterone and the Older ManJ. Lisa TenoverAndrogen Administration in Sarcopenia Associated with Chronic IllnessShalender Bhasin, Atam B. Singh, Keith Beck, and Linda WoodhouseHormonal Male ContraceptionChristina Wang and Ronald S. SwerdloffHormonal Therapy of the Infertile ManPeter Y. Liu and David J. HandelsmanPart VII. Gonadal: WomenPrimary and Secondary Hypogonadism in WomenDaren A. Watts, Howard T. Sharp, and C. Matthew PetersonAndrogen Replacement in WomenSusan R. Davis and Henry G. BurgerHormonal Therapy of the Infertile WomanShahar KolIndex