Margaret Rees

Management of the Menopause, 5th edition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a practical, unbiased and non-promotional international guide for all health professionals dealing with menopausal and postmenopausal women. With regard to management strategies, it discusses both oestrogen and non-oestrogen-based treatments and their relative merits.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040287774
• Artikelnr.: 72281449

Autorenporträt

Margaret Rees

Inhaltsangabe

About the authors. Forewords by Louis Keith, Emeritus Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA and Mike
Cust, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Derby City General
Hospital, UK. Preface. THE MENOPAUSE AND POSTMENOPAUSAL HEALTH. The
menopause: physiology and definitions. Menopausal symptoms. Chronic
conditions affecting postmenopausal health. ASSESSMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS.
Initial assessment, follow-up and contraception. Investigations and
screening. MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. Oestrogen-based therapies. Benefits,
risks and uncertainties of oestrogen-based therapy. Non-oestrogen-based
treatments for menopausal symptoms. Non-oestrogen-based therapy for
osteoporosis. Diet, lifestyle and exercise. Complementary and alternative
medicine. WOMEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. Premature ovarian failure. Women with
benign medical problems. Women at increased risk of developing cancer or
with a previous malignancy. Index.