Menopause : biology and pathobiology /

Menopause: Biology and Pathobiology is a comprehensive volume covering all aspects of the biology, anatomy, physiology, pathobiology, and pharmacology of menopause, as well as its diagnosis and management. The book is divided into four sections: Basic Biology, Epidemiology, Menopausal Systems Pathop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lobo, Rogerio A., Kelsey, Jennifer L., Marcus, Robert, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA : Academic Press, 2000.
Temas:
Menopause.
Hormone therapy.
Menopause > physiology
Menopause
Hormone Replacement Therapy
M�enopause.
Hormonoth�erapie.
MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Women's Health.
Menopauze.
Biologische aspecten.
Pathologie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Basic Biology:
  • The Molecular Pharmacology of the Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors.
  • Ovarian Anatomy and Physiology.
  • Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis: Role of Gonadal Steroids and Implications for the Menopause.
  • Gonadotropins and Menopause: New Markers.
  • Genetic Programming in Ovarian Development and Oogenesis.
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation of the Perimenopause Transition.
  • Changes in Men as They Age: The "Manopause."
  • Premature Ovarian Failure.
  • Perimenopausal Changes in FSH, the Inhibins and the Circulating Steroid Hormone Milieu.
  • Epidemiology:
  • Methodologic Challenges in the Study of Menopause.
  • SWAN: A Multi-center, Multi-ethnic, Community-based Cohort Study of Women and the Menopausal Transition.
  • Demographics, Environmental Influences, Ethnic And International Differences In The Menopausal Experience.
  • Distinguishing the Effects of Age From Those of Menopause.
  • Menopausal Systems Pathophysiology:
  • Menopausal Hot Flashes.
  • Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease.
  • Insulin Resistance, Body Weight, Obesity, Body Composition and the Menopausal Tradition.
  • Influence of Estrogen on Collagen.
  • The Growth Hormone IGF-I Axis and Menopause.
  • Bone & Calcium.
  • Menopause and the Skin.
  • Estrogen Therapy and the Brain.
  • Gyno-Urinary System.
  • Is There a Relationship Between Menopause and Mood?
  • Immunologic Aspects of Menopause.
  • Cancers.
  • Sexuality.
  • Intervention:
  • Historical Perspectives.
  • Prevention Trials in Perimenopausal Women and Postmenopausal Women.
  • Estrogens: Different Types, Properties.
  • Progestogens.
  • Androgens.
  • The Alternative Therapies to Hormone Replacement Therapies.
  • Calcium Nutriture: A Model System for Understanding Menopause-Nutrient Interactions.
  • Exercise.
  • Estrogens and Osteoporosis.
  • Osteoarthritis and Menopause.
  • The Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease and Postemenopausal Hormone Therapy.
  • Interventions for the Control of Symptoms. Effects of Steroids on Mood/Depression.
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer.
  • HRT and Risk of Endometrial Cancer.
  • Risk of Pulmonary Embolism/Venous Thrombosis.
  • Combined Estrogen-Androgen Replacement Therapy: Benefits and Risks.
  • Biology of DHEA.
  • Menopausal Issues for Older Women.
  • Decision Analysis Applied to Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy.

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