A Modern Approach to the Perimenopausal Years / / ed. by Renate Heithecker, Robert B. Greenblatt.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Medicine and Life Sciences - <1990 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019] ©1986 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Edition: | Reprint 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | New Developments in Biosciences ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Opening remarks -- Prologue -- 1. Physiology and pathophysiology of the perimenopausal years -- Some aspects of oogenesis, follicular growth, and endocrine involution -- The climacteric syndrome -- Skin and the menopause -- Osteoporosis: occurrence and diagnosis -- Lipids, hormonal status and the cardiovascular system in the postmenopause -- Psychosocial aspects in the perimenopause -- The bladder in the menopausal woman -- Discussion -- 2. Management of the climacteric patient -- 2.1. General aspects -- The influence of nutrition and exercise -- Non-hormonal medication -- 2.2. Hormonal treatment -- Selection of patients — kind and duration of treatment -- Routes of estrogen administration -- Sex steroids and lipoproteins -- 2.3. Risk-benefit evaluation of hormonal therapy -- Prospective study on long term risk of hormone replacement therapy -- Long-term metabolic effects of estrogen therapy -- Hormonal replacement therapy and breast cancer -- Prevention of endometrial abnormalities -- Estrogen/progestogen as a prophylactic treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis -- 2.4. Special aspects in premenopausal women -- Management of the premenstrual syndrome -- Contraception in premenopausal age -- Closing remarks -- Epilogue -- List of contributors -- Backmatter |
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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110859362 9783110637861 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110859362 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Renate Heithecker, Robert B. Greenblatt. |