Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology of the life cycle of inflammatory bowel disease / Tine Jess -- Inflammatory bowel disease in the developing world : a rapid evolution of global epidemiology / Daisy Batista and Joshua Korzenik -- Immune development and inflammatory bowel disease / Lee A. Denson -- Why children get inflammatory bowel disease / Ernest G. Seidman and Devendra K. Amre -- Genetic influences of early-onset inflammatory bowel disease / Robert James Pattison and Subra Kugathasan -- Natural history and prognosis of pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease / William Faubion -- Medication responsiveness in children / Michael C. Stephens -- Bone and inflammatory bowel disease / Francisco A. Sylvester -- Inflammatory bowel disease and the adolescent / Robbyn E. Sockolow, Aliza B. Solomon, and Oren L. Koslowe -- Transition of care / John M. Russo and Wallace V. Crandall -- Inflammatory bowel disease and relationships/sexual health : an overview / Amy B. Trachter -- Inflammatory bowel disease and fertility / Kim L. Isaacs -- Pregnancy and postpartum / Sonia Friedman -- Maintaining femininity after surgery / Maria T. Abreu and Yuki Young -- The effect of menopause and other issues in the older patient with inflammatory bowel disease / Sunanda Kane -- Inflammatory bowel disease and aging : special considerations and management / Darrell S. Pardi -- Chronic care of inflammatory bowel disease / David T. Rubin -- Surgical treatment of Crohn's disease through the life cycle / Sharon L. Stein and Fabrizio Michelassi -- Inflammatory bowel disease in the current world : controversies in management / Corey A. Siegel -- The changing world of inflammatory bowel disease management : the impact of new therapies on old strategies / Ellen J. Scherl.