More and more women are facing the dilemma of how to protect themselves from the problems of oestrogen deficiency, such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and, possibly, Alzheimer's disease. This handbook presents a clear and comprehensive review of the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Menopause-Andropause:Hormone replacement therapy through the ages
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- Publisher
- Krause & Pachernegg
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- 0
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 317
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Book about hormonal replacement therapy
β¦ Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................... 9
Introduction .................................................................... 11
Menopause and Andropause β
The Socio-Medical Viewpoint ........................................ 15
Psychological Aspects of Menopause ............................ 21
Definition and Pathophysiology ..................................... 29
Pharmacology of Estrogens and Gestagens .................... 33
Phytoestrogens β Value and Significance
during Menopause ......................................................... 51
Premature Menopause: Clinical significance and
therapeutic Options ....................................................... 61
Hormone substitution during and after
the Menopause............................................................... 67
Individualizing HRT with lower-dose regimens:
Clinical Trial Review: Menopausal Symptoms
and Bleeding Profile....................................................... 89
Neuroendocrine Changes and
Alzheimer disease in postmenopausal Women.............. 101
Replacement of steroids: Cardiovascular Effects
and Influence on cardiovascular risk ............................. 121
The Importance of βExtragenital Symptomsβ
during Menopause ......................................................... 135
Perimenopausal Influence on Skin,
Hair and Appendages .................................................... 145
Effects of Hormone Replacement on the
Urogenital Tract ............................................................. 153
Postmenopausal Hyperandrogenemia
(android obesity, insulin resistance,
diabetes mellitus) and Therapeutic Consequences.......159
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