Menopause-Andropause:Hormone replacement therapy through the ages

Preface ........................................................................... 9

Introduction .................................................................... 11

Menopause and Andropause –
The Socio-Medical Viewpoint ........................................ 15

Psychological Aspects of Menopause ............................ 21

Definition and Pathophysiology ..................................... 29

Pharmacology of Estrogens and Gestagens .................... 33

Phytoestrogens – Value and Significance
during Menopause ......................................................... 51

Premature Menopause: Clinical significance and
therapeutic Options ....................................................... 61

Hormone substitution during and after
the Menopause............................................................... 67

Individualizing HRT with lower-dose regimens:
Clinical Trial Review: Menopausal Symptoms
and Bleeding Profile....................................................... 89

Neuroendocrine Changes and
Alzheimer disease in postmenopausal Women.............. 101

Replacement of steroids: Cardiovascular Effects
and Influence on cardiovascular risk ............................. 121

The Importance of “Extragenital Symptoms”
during Menopause ......................................................... 135

Perimenopausal Influence on Skin,
Hair and Appendages .................................................... 145

Effects of Hormone Replacement on the
Urogenital Tract ............................................................. 153

Postmenopausal Hyperandrogenemia
(android obesity, insulin resistance,
diabetes mellitus) and Therapeutic Consequences.......159