Menopause

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Predicting the Onset of Menopause

   • Brenda S. Houmard, David B. Seifer

   Pages 1-19

3. Endocrinology of the Climacteric

   • Nanette Santoro, Drew V. Tortoriello

   Pages 21-34

4. Cardiovascular Changes in Menopause

   • Anne W. Moulton

   Pages 35-52

5. Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

   • Rebecca D. Jackson

   Pages 53-79

6. Lower Urinary Tract Changes of Aging Women

   • Renee M. Caputo

   Pages 81-96

7. Alterations in Cognitive Function in Menopause

   • Laura J. Tivis

   Pages 97-110

8. Depression in Menopause

   • Bernard L. Harlow, Melissa E. Abraham

   Pages 111-124

9. Premature Ovarian Failure and Surgical Menopause

   • Roger P. Goldberg, Alan S. Penzias

   Pages 125-137

10. Hormone Replacement Therapy

    • Elizabeth A. Kennard

    Pages 139-154

11. Cancer Risk Associated with Hormone Replacement

    • Daniel W. Cramer

    Pages 155-168

12. Nonestrogen Alternatives for Menopause

    • Ian H. Thorneycroft

    Pages 169-178

13. The Use of Antiestrogens in the Postmenopausal Woman

    • Mark P. Leondires, James H. Segars, Brian W. Walsh

    Pages 179-207

14. Androgen Replacement in Postmenopausal Women

    • Elizabeth S. Ginsburg

    Pages 209-219

15. Calcium Requirements and Sources in Postmenopausal Women

    • Brinda N. Kalro, Sarah L. Berga

    Pages 221-234

16. Phytoestrogens and Menopause

    • Geetha Matthews, Veronica A. Ravnikar

    Pages 235-244

17. General Care of the Postmenopausal Woman

    • Cynthia Evans

    Pages 245-262

18. Back Matter

    Pages 263-271

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Leading researchers and experienced clinicians join forces not only to illuminate today's understanding of the endocrinology of menopause, but also to provide a sound basis for its successful management. These seasoned experts review in detail the cardiovascular, bone, brain, and genitourinary changes that accompany menopause and spell out the risks, benefits, and alternatives of conventional hormone replacement therapy. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), androgen replacement, calcium supplementation, and the role of phytoestrogens are also fully reviewed. Menopause: Endocrinology and Management offers practicing physicians a comprehensive understanding of the menopause process, as well as an evidence-based approach to optimizing treatment strategies for the challenging medical problems accompanying this important period in women's lives.

• endocrinology
• estrogen receptor
• hormone
• hormones
• menopause

"The individual chapters are, for the most part, succinct...The discussion of the various topics is complete enough to satisfy but is not enough to turn off the reader. Each chapter has enough pragmatic information to allow the novice to manage the complexities of the problems menopausal women are likely to encounter. There are chapters not usually found in other books on menopause. For residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology, primary care providers who deal with menopausal patients, and medical students interested in this topic, this is a terrific book...the chapters are readible, and there is sufficient attention to the "how to". I recommend this book to those interested in the care of the menopausal woman and who wish to know the science behind the theraputic recommendations"---Fertility and Sterility®

"...very readable and well referenced...this textbook is a useful and enjoyable text on menopause, and is generally readable, with chapters that are short and well referenced..."-Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

"...an excellent addition to the women's health literature. The editor's, David B. Seifer, MD and Elizabeth A. Kennard, MD have done a good job of synthesizing, organizing, and presenting a wide range of material relevant to menopause in a readable and clinically applicable fashion....Data regarding hormone replacement are well presented in an evidence-based fashion. Readers are left with the impression that they have been educated without being strong-armed into a particular clinical posture. This is perhaps the text's greatest strength....The text is well suited for immediate clinical use within the primary care setting....Given that the life expectancy of American women is reaching 80 years (meaning that women will spend nearly one third of their lives in the post-menopausal state), this text is a welcome addition to the reference library of the practicing family physician and well worth adding to your reference library."-Family Medicine

• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA

  David B. Seifer

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

  Elizabeth A. Kennard

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