Adolescent Gynecology A Clinical Casebook
This book offers a comprehensive and clinically relevant survey of adolescent gynecology. Adolescent Gynecology: A Clinical Casebook addresses the many intersecting considerations of gynecologic and reproductive health care for this population u
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Adolescent Gynecology
–Hina J. Talib Editor
Adolescent Gynecology A Clinical Casebook
Editor –Hina J. Talib, M.D. Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Program Director, Post-doctoral Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine Division of Adolescent Medicine Children’s Hospital at Montefiore The Pediatric Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-66977-9 ISBN 978-3-319-66978-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66978-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017959188 © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For my mother, a physician and educator in the specialty of Pediatrics, whose footsteps I follow with confidence that comes from her unwavering support.
Foreword
The gynecologic and reproductive health care of female infants, children, and adolescents has often been fragmented without well-accepted guidelines and bodies of evidence. However, fortunately for girls and young women, a multidisciplinary medical/surgical subspecialty is now emerging into the mainstream of medical practice in the USA and to a lesser extent in other countries. This subspecialty is called pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG), and its practitioners include adolescent medicine specialists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, nurse practitioners, pediatricians, urologists, and psychologists/psychiatrists, all of whom have training and expertise in PAG. The case discussions in Adolescent Gynecology: A Clinical Casebook are written by many of the foremost US and Canadian experts in PAG and will serve as a clinical guide for PAG fellowship trainees as well as for medical
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