Frontiers in Gynecological Endocrinology

PART 1 Brain Dimorphism.-&nbsp;Dimorphism&nbsp;of human brain: the basis of the gender differences.- PART 2 Disorders of sex Differentiation.- Management of children/adolescents with disorders of sex differentiation (DSD).- Surgery of feminization in DSD patients.- PART 3 Puberty.- Onset of puberty: genetic, endocrine and environmental factors.- CPP (Central Precocious Puberty): from diagnosis to treatment to get a normal development.- Peripheral precocious puberty: more and more frequent.- Adrenarche and hyper-androgenism.- The hypothalamo-pituitary – ovarian axis during pubertal maturation.- PART 4 Primary and Secondary Amenorrhea.- Primary amenorrhea due to gonadal dysgenesis and primary ovarian failure: diagnosis, management and follow up.- Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea as stress induced defensive system.- Anorexia nervosa in adolescence: psycho-social, clinical and therapeutic aspects.- Long term cardiovascular risks associated with amenorrhea.- PART 5 Growth Disorders.- Female growth disorders: differential diagnosis and management.- Impaired bone development during adolescence: diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.- PART 6 hyperandrogenism.- Management of mild and moderate hyperandrogenism in the adolescent.- PART 7 Pre-menstrual Disorders.- Pre-menstrual disorders and headache in adolescent and young adults.- PART 8 elayed Puberty.- Delayed puberty: impact on fertility.- PART 9 Premature Ovarian Failure.- Premature ovarian failure in adolescence and young adults: From diagnosis to therapy and follow-up for fertility preservation.- PART 10 sexuality, contraception, and pregnancy.- Discovering sexualIty in adolescence.- The choice of the better contraception for the adolescents.- Emergency contraception and abortion.- Pregnancy in adolescents and young adults<p></p>