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Women’s Health in Menopause

Behaviour, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Editors:
  1. P. G. Crosignani

    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  2. R. Paoletti

    1. Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  3. P. M. Sarrel

    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

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  4. N. K. Wenger

    1. Department of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

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  5. M. Meschia

    1. Clinica Menopausa, Milan, Italy

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  6. M. Soma

    1. Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  3. Introductory Issues

    1. Effects of HRT on Metabolic Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

      • John C. Stevenson
      Pages 19-26

    2. Precocious Menopause: A Diagnostic Challenge

      • R. Rolland
      Pages 27-39

    3. Effect of Ovarian Failure on Target Tissues

      • Göran Samsioe
      Pages 41-50

    4. Epidemiology of Cancer in Women

      • Peter Boyle, Tatiana Evstifeeva, Laura Luchini
      Pages 51-66

    5. Breast Cancer Risk in Hormone Replacement Therapy-Treated Women

      • Carlo La Vecchia
      Pages 67-73

  4. Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease

    1. Benefits of Different Routes of Administration

      • Martin H. Birkhäuser, Willy Hänggi
      Pages 75-79

    2. Atherosclerosis and Estrogen Replacement Therapy

      • Jay M. Sullivan
      Pages 81-88

    3. Cardiovascular Protection by Estrogen: A Hemodynamic Mechanism?

      • Serge Rozenberg, Isabelle Liebens, Jean Vandromme, Anouk Hotimsky, Michel Van Rijsselberge
      Pages 89-98

  5. Prophylactic Oophorectomy: A Debate

    1. Prophylactic Oophorectomy: Risks and Adverse Effects Outweigh Potential Benefits

      • Göran Samsioe
      Pages 99-102

    2. The Arguments in Favor of Prophylactic Oophorectomy at Hysterectomy

      • John Studd, Robert Sands
      Pages 103-107

  6. Behavior and Lifestyle in Perimenopausal Years

    1. Hypophysiotropic Peptides and Aging

      • Daniela Cocchi, Eugenio E. Muller
      Pages 109-118

    2. Psychosocial Factors Influencing Experience of the Menopause and Help-Seeking Behavior

      • Myra S. Hunter
      Pages 119-124

  7. Cardiovascular Disease and Hormone Replacement

    1. Lipoprotein(a) Changes in Perimenopausal Years

      • Michele Meschia, Fiorenza Bruschi, Maurizio Soma, Fabio Amicarelli, Rodolfo Paoletti, Piergiorgio Crosignani
      Pages 125-132

    2. Epidemiologic Studies on Ert and Cardioprotection: State of the Art on HRT and Cardiovascular Disease

      • Francine Grodstein, Meir J. Stampfer
      Pages 133-147

    3. Vasoactive Effects of Estrogens

      • Philip M. Sarrel
      Pages 149-157

    4. HRT and Correction of Lipoprotein Disorders

      • Cesare R. Sirtori, Maurizio R. Soma
      Pages 159-169

    5. Menopause, Thrombosis and Hormone Replacement Therapy

      • Vijay V. Kakkar
      Pages 171-178
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About this book

Few topics in women's medicine today are as fraught with confusion and controversy as the question of appropriate treatment for menopausal symptoms and the prevention of negative long term health outcomes common to post-menopausal women. Cardiovascular disease (CVD), osteoporosis, and cancer -- the most common causes of death, disability and impaired quality of life for women -- can potentially be prevented or forestalled by dietary, behavioral, and drug interventions. A better understanding of the natural history of the menopause is critical to providing better care. If women and their physicians have a better understanding of predictors of risk, they could make more informed decisions about interventions related to menopausal symptoms, CVD, osteoporosis and gynecologic and breast cancer. Few other recently introduced medical interventions have as great a potential of affecting morbidity and mortality as does hormone replacement therapy (HRT). HRT has produced effect on health risk: some are reduced, some are raised, and some uncertain, and these data are interpreted differently by various scientific, medical and consumer groups.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    P. G. Crosignani

  • Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    R. Paoletti, M. Soma

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

    P. M. Sarrel

  • Department of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

    N. K. Wenger

  • Clinica Menopausa, Milan, Italy

    M. Meschia

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Women’s Health in Menopause

  • Book Subtitle: Behaviour, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Hormone Replacement Therapy

  • Editors: P. G. Crosignani, R. Paoletti, P. M. Sarrel, N. K. Wenger, M. Meschia, M. Soma

  • Series Title: Medical Science Symposia Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1024-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3068-4Published: 31 August 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4446-2Published: 20 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1024-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0928-9550

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 256

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Cardiology, Epidemiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Public Health

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