A D DiVasta

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The effect of gonadal and adrenal steroid therapy on skeletal health in adolescents and young women with anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Metabolism 61:1010-20. 2012
  2. ncbi Bioavailability of vitamin D in malnourished adolescents with anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:2575-80. 2011
  3. ncbi Hormone replacement therapy and the adolescent
    Amy D DiVasta
    Children s Hospital Boston, Division of Adolescent Medicine, 333 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 22:363-8. 2010
  4. ncbi Malnutrition and hemodynamic status in adolescents hospitalized for anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 333 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:706-13. 2010
  5. ncbi The effect of bed rest on bone turnover in young women hospitalized for anorexia nervosa: a pilot study
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:1650-5. 2009
  6. ncbi Hormone replacement therapy for the adolescent patient
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 333 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1135:204-11. 2008
  7. ncbi Bone density in adolescents treated with a GnRH agonist and add-back therapy for endometriosis
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 20:293-7. 2007
  8. ncbi Skeletal measurements by quantitative ultrasound in adolescents and young women with anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Pediatr 150:286-90, 290.e1. 2007
  9. ncbi Bone cross-sectional geometry in adolescents and young women with anorexia nervosa: a hip structural analysis study
    A D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Osteoporos Int 18:797-804. 2007
  10. ncbi Bone health in adolescents
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Adolesc Med Clin 17:639-52; abstract xi. 2006

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi The effect of gonadal and adrenal steroid therapy on skeletal health in adolescents and young women with anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Metabolism 61:1010-20. 2012
    ..Dehydroepiandrosterone + COC may be safely used to preserve bone mass as efforts to reverse the nutritional, psychological, and other hormonal components of AN are implemented...
  2. ncbi Bioavailability of vitamin D in malnourished adolescents with anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:2575-80. 2011
    ..Young women with anorexia nervosa (AN) have a normal vitamin D status. The bioavailability of vitamin D during malnutrition is unknown...
  3. ncbi Hormone replacement therapy and the adolescent
    Amy D DiVasta
    Children s Hospital Boston, Division of Adolescent Medicine, 333 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 22:363-8. 2010
    ..We present an update on hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) for adolescents and young women with deficiencies of pubertal hormones...
  4. ncbi Malnutrition and hemodynamic status in adolescents hospitalized for anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 333 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:706-13. 2010
    ..To determine the effects of malnutrition on hemodynamic status of adolescents hospitalized for anorexia nervosa...
  5. ncbi The effect of bed rest on bone turnover in young women hospitalized for anorexia nervosa: a pilot study
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:1650-5. 2009
    ..Malnourished adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) requiring medical hospitalization are at high risk for skeletal insults. Even short-term bed rest may further disrupt normal patterns of bone turnover...
  6. ncbi Hormone replacement therapy for the adolescent patient
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 333 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1135:204-11. 2008
    ..Both the benefits and risks associated with various methods of HRT are also discussed, as are special issues of concern regarding adolescent HRT, including eating disorders and bone health...
  7. ncbi Bone density in adolescents treated with a GnRH agonist and add-back therapy for endometriosis
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 20:293-7. 2007
    ..To evaluate the bone density of adolescents with endometriosis treated with a GnRH-agonist and "add-back" therapy with norethindrone acetate...
  8. ncbi Skeletal measurements by quantitative ultrasound in adolescents and young women with anorexia nervosa
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Pediatr 150:286-90, 290.e1. 2007
    ..To compare quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurements in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) with that in healthy control subjects and to determine the utility of QUS as a tool to evaluate skeletal status in these patients...
  9. ncbi Bone cross-sectional geometry in adolescents and young women with anorexia nervosa: a hip structural analysis study
    A D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Osteoporos Int 18:797-804. 2007
    ..Our objective was to determine whether hip cross-sectional geometry and bone strength were altered in adolescents with AN...
  10. ncbi Bone health in adolescents
    Amy D DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Adolesc Med Clin 17:639-52; abstract xi. 2006
    ..Adolescent medicine specialists and gynecologists caring for teenagers must recognize the potential implications of these clinical settings on bone health to provide appropriate patient guidance and direct management...
  11. ncbi Fainting freshmen and sinking sophomores: cardiovascular issues of the adolescent
    Amy Desrochers DiVasta
    Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Curr Opin Pediatr 16:350-6. 2004
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