A Modern Approach to the Perimenopausal Years
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A Modern Approach to the Perimenopausal Years

  1. 262 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Modern Approach to the Perimenopausal Years

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Yes, you can access A Modern Approach to the Perimenopausal Years by Robert B. Greenblatt, Renate Heithecker in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9783110109375
eBook ISBN
9783110859362
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Opening remarks
  3. Prologue
  4. 1. Physiology and pathophysiology of the perimenopausal years
  5. Some aspects of oogenesis, follicular growth, and endocrine involution
  6. The climacteric syndrome
  7. Skin and the menopause
  8. Osteoporosis: occurrence and diagnosis
  9. Lipids, hormonal status and the cardiovascular system in the postmenopause
  10. Psychosocial aspects in the perimenopause
  11. The bladder in the menopausal woman
  12. Discussion
  13. 2. Management of the climacteric patient
  14. 2.1. General aspects
  15. The influence of nutrition and exercise
  16. Non-hormonal medication
  17. Discussion
  18. 2.2. Hormonal treatment
  19. Selection of patients — kind and duration of treatment
  20. Routes of estrogen administration
  21. Sex steroids and lipoproteins
  22. Discussion
  23. 2.3. Risk-benefit evaluation of hormonal therapy
  24. Prospective study on long term risk of hormone replacement therapy
  25. Long-term metabolic effects of estrogen therapy
  26. Hormonal replacement therapy and breast cancer
  27. Prevention of endometrial abnormalities
  28. Estrogen/progestogen as a prophylactic treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis
  29. Discussion
  30. 2.4. Special aspects in premenopausal women
  31. Management of the premenstrual syndrome
  32. Contraception in premenopausal age
  33. Discussion
  34. Closing remarks
  35. Epilogue
  36. List of contributors