Main description:

A comprehensive guide, Women's Health in IBD: The Spectrum of Care From Birth to Adulthood will help providers approach the specific issues that women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face throughout their lifetimes. This book will better equip providers to counsel and support women of all ages with IBD.

In Women's Health in IBD, Drs. Bincy P. Abraham, Sunanda V. Kane, and Kerri L. Glassner focus on the unique aspects of care for women with IBD. Half of the IBD patient population is female. As we understand more about gender and sex differences in terms of genetics, physiology, and medical care, it is important to consider these factors between men and women to personalize their care.

This book encompasses the entire life span of the female IBD patient through birth, adolescence, pregnancy, menopause, and older adult years. Each chapter includes discussions of medications, treatment plans, and common questions or controversies on important topics in IBD such as:

Transitioning from pediatric to adult care
Diet and nutrition
Mental health
Health maintenance
Family planning
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Menopause
Concomitant irritable bowel syndrome

Women's Health in IBD: The Spectrum of Care From Birth to Adulthood is an essential text that will help anyone who treats women with IBD, offering practical tools and takeaways for point of care and beyond.

Contents:

About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Foreword by Sonia Friedman, MD
Introduction
Chapter 1 Birth to Puberty in Women With IBD
Shelly Joseph, MD and Maria Oliva-Hemker, MD
Chapter 2 Transitional Care for Women With IBD
Jessica Philpott, MD and Jessica Barry
Chapter 3 The Role of Diet, Nutrition, and the Microbiome in Women With IBD
Nirupama Bonthala, MD and Kelly Issokson, MS, RD, CNSC
Chapter 4 Mental Health Issues Affecting Women With IBD
Laurie Keefer, PhD and Jordyn Feingold, MD
Chapter 5 Medications and Alternative Treatments in Women With IBD
Emilie S. Kim, MD; Dana J. Lukin, MD, PhD; Ryan Warren, RD; and Ellen J. Scherl, MD
Chapter 6 Health Maintenance in Women With IBD
Sharmeel K. Wasan, MD and Akriti P. Saxena, MD
Chapter 7 Family Planning in Women With IBD
Anita Afzali, MD, MPH; Madalina Butnariu, MD; and Kindra Clark-Snustad, DNP, ARNP
Chapter 8 Pregnancy and Delivery in the IBD Patient
Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD and Katrina H. Naik, MD
Chapter 9 Breastfeeding in the Postpartum Woman With IBD
Rebecca Matro, MD and Anil Sharma, MD
Chapter 10 IBD in Menopause
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH and Daniela Guerrero Vinsard, MD
Chapter 11 Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Women With IBD
Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS; Kerri L. Glassner, DO; and Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD
Financial Disclosures
Index