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Klinefelter's Syndrome : From a Disabling Condition to a Variant of Normalcy / edited by Andrea Garolla, Giovanni Corona.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Medicine (SpringerNature-11650)
- Trends in andrology and sexual medicine 2367-0088
- Trends in Andrology and Sexual Medicine, 2367-0088
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Endocrinology.
- Sexual health.
- Andrology.
- Reproductive health.
- Pediatrics.
- Sexual Medicine.
- Reproductive Medicine.
- Local Subjects:
- Endocrinology.
- Sexual Medicine.
- Andrology.
- Reproductive Medicine.
- Pediatrics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XI, 232 pages) : 10 illustrations, 6 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature eBook
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book presents the latest insights into all the critical aspects of Klinefelter's Syndrome, in order to promote a more homogeneous a medical approach to this condition, leading to better and more "evidence-based" support, and improving patient satisfaction. It offers physicians and all health professionals involved in treating these patients (andrologists, pediatricians, endocrinologists, psychologists) a comprehensive overview and a useful tool for their daily clinical practice.
- Contents:
- Poetry
- Preface
- 1. Introduction - From a disabling condition to a variant of normalcy
- 2. Epidemiology of an underdiagnosed syndrome
- 3. Causes of the extra chromosome/s
- 4. Different karyotypes, same disease?
- 5. Genetic and epigenetic aspects of the supernumerary X chromosome
- 6. Prenatal Counselling and management in the early neonatal period
- 7. Early developmental pathways and communication good practices
- 8. The diagnosis at prepubertal age
- 9. What to do and when from infancy to puberty
- 10. Neuropsychiatric aspects
- 11. Testicular development
- 12. The Klinefelter puberty
- 13. Genetic of Gametes
- 14. Phenotype of the adulthood
- 15. Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis Function
- 16. The altered bone
- 17. Obesity, the rule or not
- 18. Lipids and glucose metabolism
- 19. Cardiovascular characteristics
- 20. The Thyroid Function
- 21. Oncological problems
- 22. Fertility preservation
- 23. Fertility vs Infertility
- 24. Psychological features
- 25. Sexual function
- 26. Testosterone treatment in male patients with Klinefelter's syndrome.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-51410-5
- 9783030514105
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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