Title | HRT and Osteoporosis [electronic resource] / edited by James O. Drife, John W. W. Studd |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1990 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1799-5 |
Descript | XVII, 394 p. online resource |
Section I: Pathophysiology of the Menopause -- 1 Biology of the Menopause -- 2 The Biology of Bone -- 3 Symptoms and Metabolic Sequelae of the Menopause -- 4 Psychological Effects of the Menopause -- 5 Oestrogen Deficiency and Connective Tissues -- 6 Oestrogen Deficiency and the Bladder -- Section II: Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis -- 7 Epidemiology of Osteoporosis -- 8 Implications of Osteoporotic Fractures in the Elderly -- 9 Structure of Osteoporotic Bone -- 10 Endocrinology and Osteoporosis -- 11 The Measurement of Bone Density -- 12 Screening Techniques in the Evaluation of Osteoporosis -- 13 The Patientโs View of Osteoporosis -- Section III: Risks and Benefits of HRT -- 14 Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Cancer in the Breast and Reproductive Organs: A Review of Epidemiological Data -- 15 Oestrogens and Cancer -- 16 Progestogens: Symptomatic and Metabolic Side Effects -- 17 Oestrogen Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease -- 18 Oestrogens and Thrombosis -- Section IV: Therapeutic Potential -- 19 Population Screening and the Prevention of Osteoporosis -- 20 Long-term Follow-up of Women on HRT -- 21 Effects of Oral, Percutaneous and Transdermal Oestrogens on Postmenopausal Bone -- 22 Reversal of Bone Loss with Percutaneous Oestrogens -- 23 Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 24 Lifestyle, Exercise and Osteoporosis -- Section V: HRT and the Community -- 25 Premenopausal Hormone Therapy -- 26 Hormone Replacement Therapy in the Menopause: Risks, Benefits and Costs -- 27 Should HRT be Recommended in the Community? -- Conclusions and Recommendations