{"paper_id":"8eafc18e-184c-4fb0-80b4-ef67bc3b94be","body_text":"Overview\n- Presents a clear history of physician and patient understanding and awareness of endometriosis in adolescents\n- Is a first-of-its-kind text that focuses exclusively on endometriosis in the adolescent population\n- Written by experts in the field\nAccess this book\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nOther ways to access\nAbout this book\nThis text presents a clear history of physician and patient understanding and awareness of endometriosis in adolescents. It lays the groundwork for this condition with background information on endometriosis in general followed by a more focused look at endometriosis in adolescents. Leading experts in the field provide chapters on the different locations where endometriotic lesions can present in adolescents as well as identified risk factors and concomitant diseases of which it is important to be aware. In addition to the clinical presentation, this book also provides information on breaking down existing barriers, such as stigma, and current activism and awareness of this condition.\nAdolescent Endometriosis is a first-of-its-kind text that focuses exclusively on endometriosis in the adolescent population. Written by experts in the field, this book is a comprehensive resource for clinicians in all medical disciplines that treat adolescent age girls.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nTable of contents (45 chapters)\n-\nHistory of Endometriosis in Adolescents\n-\nEndometriosis Definition\n-\nEtiology of Endometriosis\n-\nDiagnosis\nReviews\nEditors and Affiliations\nAbout the editor\nDr. Ceana Nezhat, is Director of Nezhat Medical Center and Fellowship Director Atlanta Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine. He also serves as the Medical Director of Education & Training and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Robotics at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and Adjunct Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Nezhat is the Immediate Past President of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons (SRS) and Past President of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL).\nDr. Nezhat has extensive experience in the treatment of multi-organ endometriosis. He has co-authored multiple textbooks and well over 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters including adolescent endometriosis. He has received numerous awards and accolades for his teaching and educational activities, as well as highly acclaimed awards for contributions to education. He is recipient of Distinguished Surgeon Award from the Society of Laparoendoscopic and Robotic Surgery (SLS ).He has organized numerous National and international conferences, and is the founder and Chair of the World Symposium on Endometriosis. He is an advocate of early detection of endometriosis by increasing awareness amongst paediatricians, primary care physicians, and school health care providers.Accessibility Information\nAccessibility information for this book is coming soon. We're working to make it available as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.\nBibliographic Information\nBook Title: Endometriosis in Adolescents\nBook Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis and Management\nEditors: Ceana H. Nezhat\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52984-0\nPublisher: Springer Cham\neBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)\nCopyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020\nHardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52983-3Published: 14 November 2020\nSoftcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52986-4Published: 14 November 2021\neBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52984-0Published: 13 November 2020\nEdition Number: 1\nNumber of Pages: XX, 766\nNumber of Illustrations: 51 b/w illustrations, 216 illustrations in colour\nTopics: Pediatrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}