Pediatric and adolescent gynecology / editors, Sue Ellen Koehler Carpenter, John A. Rock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carpenter, Sue Ellen Koehler, editor.

Rock, John A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric gynecology.

Adolescent medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (548 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Now in its thoroughly revised, updated Second Edition, this volume offers comprehensive guidance for gynecologists evaluating and managing problems in infants, prepubertal children, and adolescents. This edition features more than 100 new illustrations, expanded coverage of sexually transmitted diseases, and an up-to-date chapter on birth control for adolescents.Coverage includes detailed instructions for examining pediatric patients and practical advice on diagnosis and treatment of clinical problems, including endocrine disorders, menstrual abnormalities, and infectious diseases. Close attention is given to psychosexual issues such as adolescent sexuality, sexual abuse, and gynecological care for the mentally handicapped.

Contents:

cover

Copyright

Editors

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

1 Genetics of Sexual Differentiation

2 Normal Growth and Development of the Genitalia in Infancy and Childhood

3 Normal Pubertal Development

4 Gynecologic Examination of the Adolescent

The Prepubertal Child

5 Congenital Defects of the External Genitalia in the Newborn and Prepubertal Child

6 Surgical Management of Genital Ambiguity

7 Psychological Aspects of Sexual Differentiation Disorders

8 Trauma to the Female Perineum

9 Vulvar Disease in the Prepubertal Girl

10 Vaginal Discharge and Vaginal Bleeding in Childhood

11 Precocious Puberty

The Adolescent

12 The Menstrual Cycle

13 Adolescent Amenorrhea

14 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

15 Dysmenorrhea

16 Premenstrual Syndrome

17 Hirsutism in the Pediatric or Adolescent Patient

18 Pelvic Pain in Children and Adolescents

19 Sexually Transmitted Infections

20 Uterovaginal Anomalies

21 Adolescent Sexuality

22 Adolescent Contraception and Abortion

23 Tumors of the Vulva

24 Malignant Neoplasms of the Vagina and Cervix in the Neonate, Child, and Adolescent

25 Tumors of the Uterine Corpus and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

26 Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Ovary

27 Breast Diseases: Benign and Malignant

28 Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse

29 Gynecologic Care for the Mentally Handicapped Individual

Color Plates

Subject index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4698-7778-3

OCLC:

54377596