Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman

Basic and Clinical Aspects

• Author(s): Rogerio A. Lobo,
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Pages: 681
• ISBN_10: 0781715598
  ISBN_13: 9780781715591
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Health & Fitness / Women's Health , Health & Fitness / Menopause , Medical / General , Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics ,

Description:... A comprehensive text on the treatment of the perimenopausal and postmenopausal woman. Coverage encompasses all the major health issues that arise during and after menopause and includes extensive discussions of the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy. This second edition is updated and expanded. Highlights include a new section on the perimenopause, an expanded section on neoplasia, and a discussion of oestrogens and breast cancer. Other chapters provide information on natural oestrogen replacements, phytoestrogens, new routes of administration for hormone replacement therapy, and the brain and dementia.