| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle and Changes in the Perimenopause / Philip J. Dutton and Janice M. Rymer -- Clinical Features of the Menopause/Post-menopause / Gab Kovacs -- The Ovarian Reserve : Predicting the Menopause / Richard A. Anderson -- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency : Fertility Options / Tony Rutherford and Gab Kovacs -- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency : Optimizing Quality of Life and Long-Term Effects / Vujovic Svetlana, Miomira Ivovic, Milina Tancic Gajic, Ljiljana Marina and Svetlana Dragojevic-Dikic -- Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy After Menopause by Ovarian Tissue / Jacques Donnez and Marie-Madeleine Dolmans -- Migraine in the Menopause / E. Anne MacGregor -- Psychological aspects of the menopause / Myra S. Hunter -- Memory and Mood in the Menopause / Michael C. Craig -- Libido and Sexual Function in the Menopause / Claudine Domoney -- Vulvo-Vaginal Atrophy (VVA) / Rossella E. Nappi -- Pelvic Floor, Urinary Problems and the Menopause / Marco Gambacciani, Eleonora Russo, Magdalena Montt Guevara and Tommaso Simoncini -- The Effect of Menopause of the Musculoskeletal System / Jean Calleja-Agius and Mark P. Brincat -- Hormonal Management of Osteoporosis During the Menopause / Panagiotis G. Anagnostis and John C. Stevenson -- Cardiovascular Disease and the Menopause / Marta Caretto, Andrea Giannini, Tommaso Simoncini and Andrea R. Genazzani -- Gynecological Pathology in the Menopause (Excluding Cancers) / John Eden -- Nutrition and Weight Gain in the Menopause / Nigel Denby -- The Use of Estrogens and Progestogens in Menopausal Hormone Therapy / Kugajeevan Vigneswaran and Haitham Hamoda -- Androgen Therapy for Postmenopausal Women / Susan R. Davis -- Contraception for the Perimenopausal Woman / Paula Briggs and Nicola Kersey -- Hormone Therapy and Cancer / Anne Gompel -- Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) and Venous Thrombosis / Sven O. Skouby and Johannes J. Sidelmann -- The Risk-Benefit Analysis of Menopausal Hormone Therapy in the Menopause / Elizabeth Stephenson and Tim Hillard -- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) and Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) / Steven R. Goldstein -- Non-hormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms / Jenifer Sassarini -- Alternative Therapies for the Management of Menopausal Symptoms / -- Edzard Ernst and Paul Posadzki -- Menopause Symptoms / Sarah Gray |
| Summary |
"The menopause marks the permanent cessation of menstruation and heralds the transition in a woman's life from a reproductive state to a non-reproductive one. Whilst the average age of this landmark varies slightly across the world, the menopause generally occurs in the early 50s, and is only truly affected by factors such as smoking, and medical and surgical induction of the menopausal state. However, clinical symptoms may precede this, and the physiological changes which occur with the menopausal transition may begin several years prior to the onset of any manifestations. The basis of the clinical and biochemical changes associated with the perimenopausal period is the depletion of ovarian follicles to a critical level"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 25, 2020) |
| Subject |
Menopause.
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Menopause -- Treatment
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Estrogen -- Therapeutic use.
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Genitourinary organs -- Diseases.
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Menopause
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy
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Female Urogenital Diseases
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Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
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Male Urogenital Diseases
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Genitourinary organs -- Diseases
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Estrogen -- Therapeutic use
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Menopause
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Panay, Nick, editor.
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Briggs, Paula, 1964- editor.
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Kovacs, Gabor, 1947 April 6- editor.
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| LC no. |
2019057540 |
| ISBN |
9781108869102 |
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1108869106 |
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