Humana Studies on Women's Health (Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice)

This volume surveys data describing the role of free radicals and antioxidants in clinical and pre-clinical trials, and describes basic women's health research, including hypertension and cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, obesity and restless leg syndrome. Review From the reviews:“This book is an excellent and informative addition in the field of oxidative stress and antioxidants in relation to all aspects of women’s health, and it is easily accessible to a wide audience. Each chapter is clearly written with extensive diagrams to further illustrate the text. … this book will prove useful for postgraduate students and others new to the field. … it is a well sourced and well constructed textbook that will stand the test of time.” (Hiten D. Mistry, The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Vol. 15, 2013) From the Back Cover Oxidative stress in women’s health has been of interest only in the last two decades.  The gap between the basic research and the clinical practice has been the main reason for the lack of progress.  As in many areas of medicine, research is ahead of the clinical practice.  This book aims to bridge this wide gap, promoting scientific curiosity and laying the foundation for evidence-based practice.  Written by leading experts on reproductive health and fertility, the Studies on Women's Health is of great interest to infertility specialists, gynecologists and reproductive endocrinologists.  This volume also addresses the complex interplay of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease and relationship with women’s health.  The book covers over its seventeen chapters almost every aspect in female reproduction.  Oxidative stress effects oogenesis, folliculogenesis and embryogenesis.  The role of oxidative stress in pregnancy maintenance and loss is of prime importance.  Premature rupture of membranes is a challenge to all practicing obstetricians.  Studies on Women's Health covers polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis which are the two most common diseases in women of reproductive age.  The role of oxidative stress in assisted reproduction is elegantly discussed in this book.  Oxidative stress in women’s health is written by leaders in reproductive medicine.  Ashok Agarwal is Professor of Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA; Botros Rizk, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA; Nabil Aziz is a consultant gynecologist, Liverpool University, Liverpool, England. About the Author Ashok Agarwal is the Director of the Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank and the Director of Research at the Center for Reproductive Medicine. He holds these positions at The Cleveland Clinic, where he is a Professor at the Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Agarwal received advanced training in Male Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and served on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School. He has published over 500 scientific papers and reviews in peer reviewed scientific journals, authored over 50 book chapters, and presented more than 700 papers at scientific meetings. Dr. Agarwal is an editor of 10 medical text books/ manuals related to male infertility, ART, fertility preservation, DNA damage and antioxidants. He is the guest editor of 4 special issues of journal and an Editorial Board member of over 20 peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Agarwal is active in basic and clinical research and his laboratory has trained more than 150 basic scientists and clinical researchers from the United States and abroad. In addition, over 150 medical, undergraduate, and high school students have worked in his laboratory. Dr. Agarwal is the Program Director of the highly successful Summer Internship Course in Reproductive Medicine. In the last 5 years, about 100 pre-med and medical students from across the United States and overseas have gra