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Treatment of the postmenopausal woman : basic and clinical aspects /

For anyone who treats postmenopausal women, this latest edition of Rogerio Lobo's classic work combines the best from two well-known references: Menopause, and the second edition of Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman. By adding significant discussions of the basic science behind menopause, i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lobo, Rogerio A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Academic, 2007.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Menopause: A Signal for the Future
  • Basics to Enhance Our Understanding
  • Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors
  • Genetic Programming in Ovarian Development and Oogenesis
  • Ovarian Anatomy and Physiology
  • Endocrinology Changes During the Perimenopause
  • Epidemiology of Menopause: Demographics, Environmental Influences, and Ethnic and International Differences in the Menopausal Experience
  • Ovarian Senescence & Options
  • Premature Ovarian Failure
  • Reproductive Options for Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women
  • The Perimenopause
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation of the Perimenopause Transition
  • Changes in the Menstrual Pattern during the Menopause Transition
  • Decisions Regarding Treatment during the Menopause Transition
  • Use of Contraceptives for Older Women
  • Changes Occurring After Menopause
  • Menopausal Hot Flashes
  • Clinical Effects of Sex Steroids on the Brain
  • Impact of the Changing Hormonal Milieu on Psychological Functioning
  • Connective Tissue Changes in the Menopause and with Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Menopause and the Skin
  • Urogenital Symptoms around the Menopause and beyond
  • Vulvovaginal Complaints
  • Sexuality: Clinical Implications from Epidemiological Studies
  • Brain Function
  • Menopause and Cognition
  • Cognitive Health in the Postmenopausal Woman
  • The Role of Sex Steroids in Alzheimer's Disease: Prevention and Treatment
  • Estrogens and Depression in Women
  • Bone Changes
  • Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis
  • Assessment of Bone Density and Bone Strength
  • Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover
  • Interventions: Estrogens and Osteoporosis
  • Treatment of Osteoporosis
  • Potentials of Estrogens in the Prevention of Osteoarthritis: Current Knowledge and Pending Questions
  • Cardiovascular (Expanded Intro Section)
  • Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women
  • Mechanism of Action of Estrogens on the Cardiovascular System
  • Lipids and Lipoproteins and Effects of Hormone Therapy
  • The Effects of Hormone Therapy on Inflammatory, Hemostatic, and Fibrinolytic Markers in Postmenopausal Women
  • Hormone Therapy and Hemostasis
  • Risk of Pulmonary Embolism/ Venous Thrombosis risks and efficacy of HT
  • Glucose Metabolism after Menopause
  • Reproductive Stage and Estrogen Artery Effects
  • Randomized Controlled Trials and the Effects of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy on Cardiovascular Disease: Facts, Hypotheses and Clinical Perspective
  • Neoplasia
  • Bodyweight, Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk of Breast Cancer
  • Postmenopausal Breast Surveillance
  • Endometrial Cancer and Hormonal Replacement Therapy
  • Detection and Surveillance of Endometrial Hyperplasia and Carcinoma (tentative)
  • Ovarian Cancer and Its Detection
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopause Breast, Colorectal and Lung Cancer: An Update
  • Clinical Trial and Observational Data
  • The Womens Health Initiative- Data and Discussion
  • Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy in the 21st Century: Reconciling Findings from Observational Studies and Randomized Clinical Trials
  • Morbidity and Mortality with Hormone Therapy
  • Life Cycle and QOL
  • Issues Relating to Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women and Their Measurement
  • Role of Exercise and Nutrition
  • Complementary Medicine: Herbs, Phytoestrogens and other CAM Therapies
  • Urinary Symptoms and Pelvic Support
  • Lower Urinary Tract Disorders in Postmenopausal Women
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Postmenopausal Women
  • Hormonal Therapy
  • Pharmacology of Estrogens
  • Structure Function Relationships, Pharmacokinetics and Potency of Orally and Parenterally Administered Progestogens
  • Intervention: Androgens
  • Future Strategies in Climacteric Medicine
  • Some Alternative Medical Therapies
  • Alternative Therapy: Dehydroepiandrosterone Replacement in the Menopause
  • Melatonin
  • Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulators
  • Tibolone, A Selective Tissue Estrogen Activity Regulator, Utilization in Postmenopausal Women
  • Womens Centers, Information Needed for Clinical Trials and the Future
  • Adult Womens Medicine: A Model for Womens Healthcare Centers
  • Clinical Trials in Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
  • The Future of Therapy and the Role of Hormone Therapy.