Title | Comprehensive Management of Menopause [electronic resource] / edited by Jacques Lorrain, Leo Plouffe, Veronica A. Ravnikar, Leon Speroff, Nelson B. Watts |
---|---|
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1994 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4330-4 |
Descript | XXII, 456 p. online resource |
I. The Menopause: Physiology, Diagnosis, and Epidemiology -- 1 Physiology of the Menopause -- 2 Skeletal Physiology: Growth and Aging -- 3 Orthopedic Complications of Menopause -- 4 The Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Women -- 5 Where the Women Are -- 6A Menopause as a Normal Physiological Event or as a Disease -- 6B Epidemiology of Perimenopause in China -- II. Medical Aspects of the Menopause -- A. Understanding Osteoporosis -- 7 Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis -- 8 Amenorrhea and Anovulation: Risk Factors for Osteoporosis That Precede Menopause -- 9 Bone Mineral Measurement and Biochemical Markers of Bone Cell Function -- 10 Clinical Assessment for Osteopenia and Osteoporosis -- 11A Secondary Causes of Osteopenia -- 11B Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis -- B. Treatment of Osteoporosis and Musculoskeletal Pain -- 12 Calcium and Vitamin D -- 13 Exercise and Its Relationship to Bone Mass and Cardiovascular Function -- 14 The Role of Hormone Replacement Therapy in the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 15 Calcitonin, Bisphosphonates, and Miscellaneous Agents for Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 16 Treatment of Vertebral Osteoporosis with Fluoride Salts -- 17 Selection of the Best Treatment for Osteoporosis -- 18 Musculoskeletal Pain and Menopause -- 19 Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases -- 20 Lipid Metabolism and Menopause -- III. Gynecological Aspects of the Menopause -- 21 Peri-and Postmenopausal Abnormal Bleeding -- 22 Biology of Normal Aging Endometrium -- 23 Endometrial Carcinoma and Its Precursors in Relation to Hormone Replacement Therapy -- 24 Therapeutic and Preventive Aspects of Estrogen and Progesterone Therapy -- 25 New Progestogens: A Review of Clinical Data -- 26 The Role of Androgens in Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy -- 27 Compliance with Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy -- 28 Psychobiological Aspects of the Menopause -- 29 The Effect of Sex Steroids on Brain Mechanisms Relating to Mood and Sexuality -- IV. Other Problems -- 30 Breast Disease in the Menopausal Woman -- 31 Skin Care and Abnormal Lesions -- 32 Menopausal Aspects of Sleep Disturbance -- 33 Clinical Approaches to Dyslipidemia -- V. Management and Therapeutic Guidelines -- 34 Continuing Medical Care of the Menopausal Woman -- 35 Complicated and Controversial Considerations Regarding Estrogen Replacement Therapy -- 36 Special Issues Concerning Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer -- 37 Cancer of the Breast, Cervical Cancers, Ovarian Cancers, and Other Cancers -- 38 Nutritional Advice for the Menopausal Woman -- 39 Future Considerations in Hormonal Therapy of the Menopause -- 40 Future Therapies for Osteoporosis