Menopause : evaluation, treatment, and health concerns : proceedings of a National Institutes of Health symposium held in Bethesda, Maryland, April 21-22, 1988
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Menopause : evaluation, treatment, and health concerns : proceedings of a National Institutes of Health symposium held in Bethesda, Maryland, April 21-22, 1988
（Progress in clinical and biological research, v. 320）
Liss, 1989
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Sponsored by the American Fertility Society (AFS) and the Center for Population Research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
This study provides details of a full range of biomedical concerns related to the menopausal process. In addition to evaluating changes in ovarian function, the compilation discusses the psychosocial aspects of menopause, as well as the many health problems related to female reproductive physiology. Leading investigators present their latest research findings on ovarian function and analyze various palliative therapies alleviating the symptons of menopause. Other important topics covered include the relationship between menopause and dermatological changes; screening techniques for breast cancer; the therapeutic importance of calcium, diet and exercise; the effects of androgens on physical and mental functions and fertility control during perimenopausal years.
Table of Contents
- Hormonal replacement therapy including dosage, duration of therapy and side effects
- social and psychological changes that occur at menopause
- interaction between the neuroendocrine axis and the ovary
- impact of menopause on cardiovascular atherosclerotic diseases
- breast cancer and the influence of theestrogenic environment
- susceptibility to osteoporosis
- involvement of cell growth, regulation, differentiation, and programmed senescence in the follicular cycle.
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