Hyperandrogenism in Women
Frontiers of Hormone Research
Vol. 53
Series Editor
Ezio Ghigo Turin
Co-Editor
Federica Guaraldi Turin
Hyperandrogenism in Women
Beyond Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Volume Editors
Renato Pasquali Bologna
Duarte Pignatelli Porto
24 figures, 12 in color, and 10 tables, 2019
Frontiers of Hormone Research
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| _______________________ Prof. Renato Pasquali, MDEndocrinology and ReproductionUniversity of BolognaBologna (Italy) | _______________________Duarte PignatelliDepartment of BiomedicineFaculty of Medicine of the University of PortoPorto (Portugal) |
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Names: Pasquali, Renato, editor. | Pignatelli, Duarte, editor.
Title: Hyperandrogenism in women : beyond polycystic ovary syndrome / volume editors, Renato Pasquali, Duarte Pignatelli.
Description: Basel ; New York : Karger, 2019. | Series: Frontiers of hormone research, ISSN 0301-3073 ; vol. 53 | Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019000165 (print) | LCCN 2019000859 (ebook) | ISBN 9783318064711 (eBook) | ISBN 9783318064704 (hard cover : alk. paper) | ISBN 978331806471 (e-ISBN)
Subjects: | MESH: Hyperandrogenism | Adrenocortical Hyperfunction | Women
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Contents
Pasquali, R. (Bologna); Pignatelli, D. (Porto)
In utero Androgen Excess: A Developmental Commonality Preceding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
Abbott, D.H.; Kraynak, M. (Madison, WI); Dumesic, D.A. (Los Angeles, CA); Levine, J.E. (Madison, WI)
Androgens, Body Composition, and Their Metabolism Based on Sex
Giagulli, V.A.; Castellana, M. (Bari); Pelusi, C. (Bologna); Triggiani, V. (Bari)
Understanding the Role of Androgen Action in Female Adipose Tissue
Schiffer, L.; Arlt, W.; O’Reilly, M.W. (Birmingham)
The Role of Androgen Excess on Insulin Sensitivity in Women
Diamanti-Kandarakis, E.; Pappalou, O.; Kandaraki, E.A. (Athens)
Androgens in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Pignatelli, D.; Pereira, S.S. (Porto); Pasquali, R. (Bologna)
Androgens in Cushing’s Syndrome
Arnaldi, G.; Martino, M. (Ancona)
Hyperandrogenism and Adrenocortical Tumors
Di Dalmazi, G. (Bologna)
Androgen-Secreting Ovarian Tumors
Macut, D.; Ilić, D.; Mitrović Jovanović, A.; Bjekić-Macut, J. (Belgrade)
Endocrinology of Hirsutism: From Androgens to Androgen Excess Disorders
Yilmaz, B. (Izmir); Yildiz, B.O. (Ankara)
Obesity and Androgens in Women
Pasquali, R.; Oriolo, C. (Bologna)
Androgens in Menopausal Women: Not Only Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Kostakis, E.K.; Gkioni, L.N. (Athens); Macut, D. (Belgrade); Mastorakos, G. (Athens)
Androgen Excess in Women: Proteomic and Metabolomic Approaches
Insenser, M.; Escobar-Morreale, H.F. (Madrid)
Androgens and Severe Insulin Resistance States: Basic and Clinical Aspects
Gambineri, A.; Zanotti,