Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Obesity and Gynecology
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • About the editors
  • Preface-obesity in gynaecology
  • 1 Obesity and adolescence
  • 1 Obesity and the onset of adolescence
  • Obesity in childhood and adolescence: definition
  • Obesity in childhood and adolescence: incidence
  • Obesity in children and adolescents: etiology
  • Obesity and puberty: pathophysiology
  • Obesity and pubertal development
  • Obesity in childhood and adolescence: clinical manifestation
  • Obesity in children and adolescents: counseling
  • Obesity in children and adolescents: management
  • References
  • 2 Obesity in adolescence
  • Introduction
  • Prevalence of childhood obesity: a global perspective
  • Obesity and the pubertal transition
  • Factors affecting childhood and adolescent obesity
  • Adolescent obesity-adverse outcomes
  • General
  • Psychological effects
  • The metabolic syndrome
  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescence
  • Obstetric outcomes in obese adolescents
  • The impact of childhood and adolescent obesity on adult health
  • Management principles
  • Prevention
  • Lifestyle interventions
  • Drugs
  • Surgery
  • Diet Lifestyle Bariatric surgery
  • Clomiphene citrate
  • Aromatase inhibitors
  • Follicle-stimulating hormone
  • Laparoscopic ovarian drilling
  • Insulin sensitizers
  • In vitro fertilization
  • References
  • 2 Contraception
  • 4 Obesity and sexual health
  • Introduction
  • Obesity and sexual behavior
  • Obesity and sexual function
  • Obesity and sexual health outcomes
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 5 Obesity and contraception
  • Introduction
  • Risks of obesity in pregnancy
  • Classification of obesity based on body mass index
  • Potential concerns with obesity and contraception
  • Obesity and contraceptive efficacy
  • Mechanisms by which obesity could potentially affect contraceptive efficacy
  • Evidence (or lack of) for contraceptive efficacy in overweight or obese women
  • Contraceptives and weight gain: myth or truth?
  • Potential mechanisms by which contraceptives can cause weight gain
  • COCs and weight gain
  • POCs and effect on weight
  • Safety of hormonal contraceptives in obese women
  • Obesity, contraception, and cardiovascular disease
  • Obesity, contraception, and venous thromboembolism
  • Obesity, contraception, and cancer