Hereditary diseases and disorders Books

For those who struggle with illnesses, ailments, and mental health distortions and who wonder about the horrific things happening in their lives: How do you cope? Where do you go? And who do you ask for help? This non-fiction book depicts how real and...

The births of more than 100 apparently normal infants at term following pregnancies initiated by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer testifies to the successful clinical application of insights obtained from studies in...

Clinical approach to pregnancy-related bleeding.- Early pregnancy loss.- Ectopic pregnancy.- Vaginal bleeding and gestational trophoblastic disease.- Gynecological cancer during pregnancy.- Vaginal bleeding and preterm delivery.- Placental abruption.-...

​This concise, truncated version of Nagy, Varghese and Agarwal's Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization is comprised of select practical chapters for a portable, affordable and up-to-date resource. Building and Managing an...

The journey of healing the root causes of symptoms through functional medicine can be a long and challenging road - not just for patients, but for the whole family. This workbook was created with the entire family - including caregivers - in mind with...

For example, whether you pick a high carbohydrate diet, a metabolic balance, the Brigitte diet, or a low carbohydrate diet, your metabolism may be triggered throughout a diet, resulting in a more efficient calorie burning strategy. Many individuals have...

Rheumatic (or systemic autoimmune) diseases disproportionately affect young women: the female-to-male ratio for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus during the reproductive years is approximately 9:1. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, women...

""Short Account of Astley Cooper's Vital Restorative: The Only Acknowledged Successful Remedy for the Removal of General, Local, and Nervous Debility"" is a book written by Harvey and Company in 1865. The book provides a detailed description of the Vital...

Voice Use and Stimulants is a book published in 1885 by Lennox Browne, a British physician and laryngologist. The book explores the relationship between the use of stimulants and the health of the voice, specifically examining the effects of tobacco,...

Dana Creighton and her mother both were affected by the same inherited cerebellar degeneration, known as ataxia--a loss of control over body movements. Both were treated by a healthcare system that failed them in different ways. Yet their experiences...

Yoga for Bendy People was written for yoga teachers and practitioners who want a deeper understanding of hypermobility syndromes and how to optimize the benefits of yoga for people who have them. A well-designed yoga practice not only avoids injury, but...

Diet is a widely studied human behavior due to its essential role on individuals' health and general well-being. It has been shown to have an important role in the development and progress of several medical conditions, such as obesity (Popkin, 2001),...

“Andy’s book will provide hope for those who so desperately need it. These stories of strength and determination are inspiration to keep fighting in our own lives.”—Celine Dion“These are tales of warriors who have beaten the...

This second edition offers an expanded and updated history of the field of fetal and neonatal development, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the biological aspects that contribute to the wellbeing or pathophysiology of newborns...

Did you know? Environment, diet, and lifestyle, along with daily choices, influence how our genes are expressed. In other words, each decision determines how, when and if certain genes get turned on or not. Just because you have certain...

This book is on ovulation induction and controlled ovarian stimulation which is an integral part of most infertility therapies like intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization. It would deal with causes of anovulation and indications for ovarian...

Bringing together the most up-to-date information on congenital Müllerian anomalies, this comprehensive text explores advances in understanding the embryological causes of these malformations, the systems used to classify the many types of malformation...

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,...

This book uniquely explores American cultural values as a factor in maternal health. It looks beyond the social determinants of health as primarily contributing to the escalating maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States.   The...

Reproductive medicine is a growing field with new technology emerging faster than we can assess consumer's perceptions of -the number of cancer survivors are growing and there is a great need to attend to their quality of life-this book addresses the...

In this book, leading academics and practitioners in the field of reproductive health address topics such as contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted infections, maternal and prenatal health, sexuality and reproductive rights by examining a number...

'Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender' brings together three tightly related topics, which have so far been dealt separately in bioethics: assisted reproduction, enhancing and gender. Part one in this book targets present policies and legislature of...

Die arterio-venosen Anastomosen, welche als nichtkapillare, unmittelbare Verbindungen zwischen der arteriellen Hochdruck-und der venosen Niederdruck­ leitung unter den Sondereinrichtungen in der peripheren Strombahn zweifellos...

The world's population is growing at an unsustainable rate. From a baseline ?gure of one billion in 1800, global population is predicted to exceed nine billion by 2050 and 87. 8% of this growth will be localized in less developed countries. Such uneven...

Infertility is defned as the inability to conceive after having unprotected intercourse for a year. Infertility is increasing worldwide and has various causes both in the male and the female partner. Immune reactions to sperm can contribute up to 2-30%...

Expectations of the potential of regenerative medicine have risen recently because of exciting research results. This book contains contributions from leading researchers who describe their successes and the problems that remain in converting the hopes...

It is a pleasure to see this book in print. It represents work on an immense importance to assisted human conception. Numerous books have presented virtually every aspect of follicular growth, fertilization, male and female...

This book discusses the role of oxidative stress in the reproductive system. The book reviews endogenous sources, methods of determining its levels in body fluid/tissues, the physiological roles of ROS, as well as its negative effects on the...

The over-arching goal of this volume is to help infertility practitioners evaluate and manage their patients with poor semen quality. The authors review the existing literature on the effects of medications on male fertility, and provide detailed...

This book presents a timely collection of reviews by experts in periconception and fertilization. The book provides a good introduction for those new to the field as well as those who have worked in this field for some time, but not have been able to...

This book presents an overview of the diagnostic performance of non- or semi-invasive tests for endometriosis in peripheral blood, endometrium, saliva, peritoneal fluid and urine. The value of existing and emerging systems biology technologies for...

  ​This book describes the life cycle of a unique endocrine gland that is absolutely essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in all mammalian species. The corpus luteum is unique because it is formed and destroyed every...

Bringing together the latest information on the organization, management and quality of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) units, this is the first true field guide for the clinician working in assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Divided thematically...

Intended for readers with a background in fertility medicine as well as those less familiar with IVF, this comprehensive work presents an update on preimplantation genetic testing to enable single embryo transfer (SET). An international cast of...

This book brings together the most up-to-date information about the physiology of progestogens. Addressing the bidirectional communication between hormones, fertility, tumors, and autoimmunity, it provides the basic science and clinical perspectives of...

​Fertility preservation has become one of the most important and fast growing fields of reproductive medicine. Although thereare several strategies for fertility preservation in female, most of them are still considered experimental. It is important to...

The book considers signaling events from the zygote embryo through to the blastocyst with relevant data from embryonic stem (ES) cells, including dialogue with the extracellular environment and with the maternal tract during the implantation process...

Recent trends in medicine have pushed many gynecologic procedures to the outpatient setting, whether in-office, in small medical ambulatory surgery centers, or in procedure rooms. Office-Based Gynecologic Surgical Procedures...

To celebrate the Center for Perinatal Biology's 40th Anniversary, an illustrious group gathered at Loma Linda University in February 2013. That gathering of experts and this volume of the proceedings are a tribute to the...

This book's aim is to increase the awareness of a great variety of posttranslational modifications in the male and female reproductive system. Some of the most intriguing reproductive strategies, mechanisms, and pathways...

This book tells how to stay clear of both psoriasis or eczema and keep it under total control! The book describes the author's 20 year struggle with psoriasis and what was found and used to totally control it for over 30 years. The book describes in...

In the complicated trap of present day dietary decisions, handled food sources have turned into an omnipresent presence, filling general store retires and tracking down their direction onto our plates with disturbing consistency. As our reliance on these...