The Climacteric and its Treatment
1st Edition
Published on 15. July 1997
Book
Hardback
126 pages
978-1-85070-997-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is a postgraduate practitioner's textbook on treatment of the climacteric, produced by the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the world-wide members of the obstetrics and gynecology professions. In sixteen chapters it covers the full range of contemporary issues concerning hormone replacement therapy and the menopause. Includes bibliographic references and index.
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Content
Preface. Estrogen replacement therapy and thromboembolism. Urogenital estrogen-deficiency syndrome in postmenopause. Are there any alternatives to hormone replacement therapy Bone and hormonal treatment. Estrogen and rheumatic disease. Epidemiology:definition and theory. Sexuality and menopause. Is there an association between hormone replacement therapy and risk of cancer Menopause from a psychological; perspective. Which somatic symptoms are caused by steroid-hormone decreases around and aftermenopause and how common are they Central nervous system effects, mood and cognitive function related to menopause and hormone replacement therapy. Cardiovascular disease and hormone replacement therapy. Hormone replacement therapy in women with adiagnosis of gynecological or breast cancer: what options are there Hormone replacement therapy in the climacteric period. Contraception towards menopause. Hormone replacement therapy in peri- and postmenopausal women: concluding remarks. Index.