The Climacteric in Perspective: Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on the Menopause, held at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, October 28–November 2, 1984

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Keynote address: menopause and the developing world....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Climacteric medicine and science: a societal need....Pages 19-21
Medicine and science: the role of the basic scientist....Pages 23-26
Nutritional needs of climacteric women....Pages 27-40
Exercise and the postmenopausal woman....Pages 41-48
Health needs of climacteric women....Pages 51-58
Health status and health care utilization by menopausal women....Pages 59-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis....Pages 79-85
Etiology of postmenopausal osteoporosis....Pages 87-93
Bone mineral assessment: a practical guide for primary care physicians....Pages 95-104
Prophylactic treatment for age-related bone loss in women....Pages 105-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
The climacteric syndrome: historical perspectives....Pages 121-129
The climacteric in different cultural contexts....Pages 131-137
Climacteric expressions in a crosscultural study....Pages 139-147
Climacteric in a Newfoundland fishing village....Pages 149-159
A survey of perimenopausal symptoms in Nigeria....Pages 161-175
The cultural climacteric in crosscultural perspective....Pages 177-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Presentation of estrogens to target tissues....Pages 193-202
Recent progess in the study of the mechanism of action of progesterone....Pages 203-206
Ovarian hormone action in the brain: implications for the menopause....Pages 207-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
An animal model for pharmacologic evaluation of the menopausal hot flush....Pages 213-251
Vascular responses in menopausal flushers....Pages 253-258
Description of the hot flash: sensations, meaning and change in frequency across time....Pages 259-269
Therapy for hot flushes....Pages 271-281
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
The breast....Pages 285-294
The aging male....Pages 295-298
Lifestyles; coping with life events and stress at the climacteric....Pages 299-313
Genital tract and other target tissues....Pages 315-319
Hormones and metabolism....Pages 321-327
Technology and techniques....Pages 329-335
Sexuality in the climacteric....Pages 337-342
Nutrition....Pages 343-360
Self-help groups at middle age....Pages 361-365
Contraception in the premenopause....Pages 367-380
Progestins....Pages 381-391
Pharmacology of estrogens....Pages 393-410
Anthropology....Pages 411-417
Joint and musculoskeletal problems....Pages 419-427
Psychoneuroendocrinology....Pages 429-435
Back Matter....Pages 437-463