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George Creatsas is the editor of Women's Health and Disease, Volume 1205, published by Wiley. George Mastorakos is the editor of Women's Health and Disease, Volume 1205, published by Wiley.
Continuing education and clinical research for the training of obstetricians and gynecologists in Europe George Creatsas and George Mastorakos The role of gonadotropins in the follicular phaseIoannis E. Messinis, Christina I. Messini and Konstantinos DafopoulosBone acquisition during adolescence in athletesKostas B. Markou, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Athanasios Tsekouras, Apostolos G. Vagenakis and Neoklis A. GeorgopoulosUmbilical cord blood stem cells: what to expectXiao Yan Zhong, Bei Zhang, Reza Asadollahi, Shyan Huey Low and Wolfgang HolzgreveEvaluation and management of adolescent amenorrheaEfthimios Deligeoroglou, Nikolaos Athanasopoulos, Pandelis Tsimaris, Konstantinos D. Dimopoulos, Nikolaos Vrachnis and G. CreatsasAthletic amenorrhea: energy deficit or psychogenic challenge?Samuel A. Pauli and Sarah L. BergaThe influence of intensive physical training on growth and pubertal development in athletesNeoklis A. Georgopoulos, Nikolaos D. Roupas, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Athanasios Tsekouras, Apostolos G. Vagenakis and Kostas B. MarkouPathophysiology of bone loss in the female athleteIrene Lambrinoudaki and Dimitra PapadimitriouCan HPV testing replace the pap smear?Theodoros Agorastos, Alexandros Sotiriadis and Konstantinos ChatzigeorgiouClinical management of HPV-related disease of the lower genital tractM. Kyrgiou, G. Valasoulis, C. Founta, G. Koliopoulos, P. Karakitsos, M. Nasioutziki, I. Navrozoglou, N. Dalkalitsis and E. ParaskevaidisThe role of stress in female reproduction and pregnancy: an updateThomas Vrekoussis, Sophia N. Kalantaridou, George Mastorakos, Emmanuel Zoumakis, Antonis Makrigiannakis, Marika Syrrou, Lazaros G. Lavasidis, Kostas Relakis and George P. ChrousosThe effects of adipose tissue and adipocytokines in human pregnancyG. Valsamakis, S. Kumar, G. Creatsas and G. MastorakosThe role of adipocytokines in fetal growthDespina D. Briana and Ariadne Malamitsi-PuchnerEstablishing consensus criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes in pregnancy following the HAPO studyEran Hadar and Moshe HodPerinatal mortality in diabetic pregnancyN. Vitoratos, N. Vrachnis, G. Valsamakis, K. Panoulis and G. CreatsasFetal origins of adult diabetesChristina Kanaka-GantenbeinCoagulation disorders in pregnancy: acquired and inherited thrombophiliasChiara Benedetto, Luca Marozio, Anna Maria Tavella, Loredana Salton, Sara Grivon and Francesca Di GiampaoloIntrauterine inflammation and preterm deliveryN. Vrachnis, N. Vitoratos, Z. Iliodromiti, S. Sifakis, E. Deligeoroglou and G. CreatsasManagement of premature prelabor rupture of the membranesHelena Strevens, Kirsten Allen and Jim G. ThorntonNeonatal outcome of preterm deliveryNicoletta Iacovidou, Marianna Varsami and Angeliki SyggellouIs it possible to reduce obstetrical brachial plexus palsy by optimal management of shoulder dystocia?Stergios K. Doumouchtsis and Sabaratnam ArulkumaranCongenital cytomegalovirus infectionAngeliki Syggelou, N. Iacovidou, S. Kloudas, Z. Christoni and V. PapaevangelouFetal origins of the metabolic syndrome (pages 148–155)Nektaria Xita and Agathocles TsatsoulisThe impact of insulin resistance on woman's health and potential treatment optionsKonstantinos Lois, Georgios Valsamakis, Georgio Mastorakos and Sudhesh KumarDiagnosis and management of hirsutismHéctor F. Escobar-MorrealePolycystic ovary syndrome in adolescenceVincenzina Bruni, Metella Dei, Sara Nannini, Daniela Balzi and Daniela NuvolonePeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-? and -d polymorphisms in women with polycystic ovary syndromeP. Christopoulos, G. Mastorakos, M. Gazouli, E. Deligeoroglou, I. Katsikis, E. Diamanti-Kandarakis, D. Panidis and G. CreatsasMetformin in polycystic ovary syndromeEvanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Frangiskos Economou, Sotiria Palimeri and Charikleia ChristakouEvidence-based management of poor ovarian responseChristos A. Venetis, Efstratios M. Kolibianakis, Theoni B. Tarlatzi and Basil C. TarlatzisEndometriosis and assisted reproduction techniquesPäivi Härkki, Aila Tiitinen and Olavi YlikorkalaFertility drugs and ovarian cancer risk: a critical review of the literatureNikos F. Vlahos, Konstantinos P. Economopoulos and George CreatsasCryopreservation of human genetic materialYoel Shufaro and Joseph G. SchenkerUpdate on the role of ovarian corticotropin-releasing hormoneErasmia Kiapekou, Evangelia Zapanti, George Mastorakos and Dimitris LoutradisThe future of women's contraception: stakes and modalitiesJustine Hugon-Rodin, Nathalie Chabbert-Buffet and Philippe BouchardHormonal contraception in obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and diabetesSven O. SkoubyEstrogen therapy and Alzheimer's dementiaMichael C. Craig and D.G.M. MurphyMenopause and sexuality: key issues in premature menopause and beyondAlessandra GraziottinEffectiveness of phytoestrogens in climacteric medicineFarook Al-Azzawi and May WahabIs the decrease in breast cancer incidence related to a decrease in postmenopausal hormone therapy?A. Gompel and G. Plu-BureauBone anabolic versus bone anticatabolic treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosisGeorge P. Lyritis, Thomas Georgoulas and Christos P Zafeiris