Women’s Health and Menopause: New Strategies — Improved Quality of Life

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Estrogen Receptor β — A Multifaceted Player....Pages 1-5
Andropause at the Beginning of the New Century: A Few Remarks on Hormones and Aging of Men....Pages 7-21
Mechanisms of Estrogen Regulation of Bone Turnover and Bone Mass....Pages 23-29
Genetics of Osteoporosis....Pages 31-42
The Intrauterine Programming of Osteoporosis....Pages 43-50
The Role of Menopause in Bone and Joint Health: Implications for Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis....Pages 51-58
Novel Compounds Acting Through Receptors and Enzyme Mediators....Pages 59-67
Tibolone Is Effective in Preventing Postmenopausal Bone Loss....Pages 69-74
Sex Hormones and the Immune System: Implications for Menopause and Autoimmunity....Pages 75-83
Routes of HRT Administration. When to Use Oral or Transdermal Administration....Pages 85-90
The Role of Antiandrogens in Peri- and Postmenopausal HRT....Pages 91-102
Sex Steroid-Sensitive Reproductive Tissues in Women During Reproduction and Menopause....Pages 103-116
Does Menopause Increase the Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease?....Pages 117-122
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women: Estrogen or Statins?....Pages 123-130
Effects of Estrogen Replacement in Women with Coronary Disease....Pages 131-138
Recent Findings in Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 139-141
Hormone Replacement and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 143-149
The Role of Potassium....Pages 151-157
Aldosterone-Receptor Blocking Agents....Pages 159-166
Progestogens: New Approaches....Pages 167-173
Aromatase, Nuclear Receptors, Adipose Tissue, And Breast Cancer....Pages 175-180
Environmental Factors Related to Cancers in Postmenopausal Women....Pages 181-188
Growth Factors and Cancer — The Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factors....Pages 189-194
Postmenopausal Hormone Use and Endometrial Cancer: Reassessment of the Epidemiological Data....Pages 197-211
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer: Still More Questions Than Answers....Pages 213-220
Hormonal Approach to Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment....Pages 221-230
Healthy Postmenopausal Women Receiving HRT Are Not at Risk for Early Coronary Events: Results from 2 Large Clinical Trials....Pages 231-238
Oral Contraceptive Use and Risk of Low Bone Density in Women Attending Menopause Clinics in Italy....Pages 239-242
Less Invasive Surgery in Stress Incontinence....Pages 243-247
An Overview of Hormones and Brain Function....Pages 249-253
Mechanisms of the Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogen....Pages 255-266
Neurosteroids....Pages 267-278
Randomized Trials of Estrogen for Memory and Dementia....Pages 279-290
Estrogen and Androgen: Mood, Sexual Function, and Quality of Life in the Menopausal Woman....Pages 291-301
Women’s Health and Menopause: A Comprehensive Approach....Pages 303-307
Gynecologic and Urogynecologic Aspects of Menopause....Pages 309-315
Cardiovascular Disease in Women....Pages 317-321
Menopause and Disorders of Neurological Function and Mental Health....Pages 323-327
Menopause Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer: Epidemiology....Pages 329-338
Sociocultural Issues in Menopause....Pages 339-344
Exercise Effect on Body Weight in Postmenopausal Women: The Physical Activity for Total Health Study....Pages 345-352
Quality of Life: Asian Women and the Menopause....Pages 353-360
Sexuality, Midlife, and Menopause....Pages 361-371
Women’s Health and Menopause in Research and Clinical Practice: Session Summary....Pages 373-375
Women and CHD: The Case for Prevention....Pages 377-385
Bone and Statins....Pages 387-391
Selected U.S. Government Sponsored Women’s Health Menopause Initiatives: Session Summary....Pages 393-397
Back Matter....Pages 399-410