Bookedited by Nicholas Panay, Paula Briggs, Gabor T. Kovacs.
Summary: "The menopause marks the permanent cessation of menstruation and heralds the transition in a woman's life from a reproductive state to a non-reproductive one. Whilst the average age of this landmark varies slightly across the world, the menopause generally occurs in the early 50s, and is only truly affected by factors such as smoking, and medical and surgical induction of the menopausal state. However, clinical symptoms may precede this, and the physiological changes which occur with the menopausal transition may begin several years prior to the onset of any manifestations. The basis of the clinical and biochemical changes associated with the perimenopausal period is the depletion of ovarian follicles to a critical level"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle and Changes in the Perimenopause / Philip J. Dutton and Janice M. Rymer
Clinical Features of the Menopause/Post-menopause / Gab Kovacs
The Ovarian Reserve : Predicting the Menopause / Richard A. Anderson
Premature Ovarian Insufficiency : Fertility Options / Tony Rutherford and Gab Kovacs
Premature Ovarian Insufficiency : Optimizing Quality of Life and Long-Term Effects / Vujovic Svetlana, Miomira Ivovic, Milina Tancic Gajic, Ljiljana Marina and Svetlana Dragojevic-Dikic
Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy After Menopause by Ovarian Tissue / Jacques Donnez and Marie-Madeleine Dolmans
Migraine in the Menopause / E. Anne MacGregor
Psychological aspects of the menopause / Myra S. Hunter
Memory and Mood in the Menopause / Michael C. Craig
Libido and Sexual Function in the Menopause / Claudine Domoney
Vulvo-Vaginal Atrophy (VVA) / Rossella E. Nappi
Pelvic Floor, Urinary Problems and the Menopause / Marco Gambacciani, Eleonora Russo, Magdalena Montt Guevara and Tommaso Simoncini
The Effect of Menopause of the Musculoskeletal System / Jean Calleja-Agius and Mark P. Brincat
Hormonal Management of Osteoporosis During the Menopause / Panagiotis G. Anagnostis and John C. Stevenson
Cardiovascular Disease and the Menopause / Marta Caretto, Andrea Giannini, Tommaso Simoncini and Andrea R. Genazzani
Gynecological Pathology in the Menopause (Excluding Cancers) / John Eden
Nutrition and Weight Gain in the Menopause / Nigel Denby
The Use of Estrogens and Progestogens in Menopausal Hormone Therapy / Kugajeevan Vigneswaran and Haitham Hamoda
Androgen Therapy for Postmenopausal Women / Susan R. Davis
Contraception for the Perimenopausal Woman / Paula Briggs and Nicola Kersey
Hormone Therapy and Cancer / Anne Gompel
Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) and Venous Thrombosis / Sven O. Skouby and Johannes J. Sidelmann
The Risk-Benefit Analysis of Menopausal Hormone Therapy in the Menopause / Elizabeth Stephenson and Tim Hillard
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) and Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) / Steven R. Goldstein
Non-hormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms / Jenifer Sassarini
Alternative Therapies for the Management of Menopausal Symptoms /
Edzard Ernst and Paul Posadzki
Menopause Symptoms / Sarah Gray