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• Lobo, Rogerio A

Titel

Treatment of the postmenopausal woman : basic and clinical aspects [electronic resource]

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3rd ed

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• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

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• Description based upon print version of record.
• Front cover; Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman; Copyright page; Contributors; Preface; Table of contents; Chapter 1. The Menopause: A Signal for the Future; I. AGE OF MENOPAUSE; II. SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE; III. GROWTH OF THE OLDER POPULATION; IV. THE RECTANGULARIZATION OF LIFE; V. SUCCESSFUL AGING: THE ROLE OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE; VI. MENOPAUSE AS AN OPPORTUNITY; VII. THE MENOPAUSE AS A SIGNAL FOR THE FUTURE; VIII. CONCLUSION; Section I Basics to Enhance Our Understanding; Chapter 2. Molecular Pharmacology of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors; I. INTRODUCTION
• II. ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE RECEPTORSIII. ESTABLISHED MODELS OF ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE ACTION; IV. NONCLASSICAL MODELS OF ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR ACTION; V. ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR ISOFORMS AND SUBTYPES; VI. REGULATION OF ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR FUNCTION BY LIGANDS; VII. ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; VIII. AN UPDATED MODEL OF ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR ACTION; Chapter 3. Genetic Programming in Ovarian Development and Oogenesis; I. OVARIAN DIFFERENTIATION REQUIRES ONLY ONE X (CONSTITUTIVE)
• II. POLYGENIC AND STOCHASTIC CONTROL OVER OOCYTE NUMBERIII. MONOSOMY X; IV. X CHROMOSOMAL MOSAICISM: 45,X/46,XX AND 45,X/47,XXX; V. PITFALLS IN LOCALIZING OVARIAN MAINTENANCE GENES TO SPECIFIC REGIONS OF THE X; VI. CYTOGENETICS OF X CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS; VII. OVARIAN GENES ON THE X; VIII. AUTOSOMAL CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES; IX. AUTOSOMAL GENES; X. HOW OFTEN IS PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE GENETIC?; Chapter 4. Basic Biology: Ovarian Anatomy and Physiology; I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM; II. THE PRIMORDIAL FOLLICLE; III. THE ADULT OVARY; IV. OVARY RESERVE
• V. ACCELERATED LOSS IN OR: THE ACTIVIN HYPOTHESISVI. NEW DATA ON THE EFFECTS OF ACTIVIN; VII. CONCLUSION; Chapter 5. Endocrine Changes During the Perimenopause; I. ENDOCRINE DYNAMICS: THE NORMAL REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; II. ENDOCRINE DYNAMICS: THE PERIMENOPAUSE; III. CLINICAL SEQUELAE OF ENDOCRINE CHANGES IN THE PERIMENOPAUSE; IV. HORMONE-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE PERIMENOPAUSE; V. ENDOCRINE PROFILE ASSESSMENT OF THE PERIMENOPAUSAL WOMAN; VI. CONCLUSION; Chapter 6. Epidemiology of Menopause: Demographics, Environmental Influences, and Ethnic and International Differences in the Menopausal Experience
• I. INTRODUCTIONII. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; III. ETHNIC AND INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES; IV. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; V. CONCLUSIONS; Section II. Ovarian Senescence and Options; Chapter 7. Premature Ovarian Failure; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CLINICAL FEATURES OF PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; III. PREVALENCE OF PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; IV. ETIOLOGY OF PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; V. EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HYPERGONADOTROPIC AMENORRHEA; VI. TREATMENT; Chapter 8. Reproductive Options for Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women; I. NATURAL FERTILITY IN THE PERIMENOPAUSE
• II. DEVELOPMENT OF OOCYTE AND EMBRYO DONATION AND ITS APPLICATION IN OLDER WOMEN
• For anyone who treats postmenopausal women, this latest edition of Rogerio Lobo's classic work combines the best from two well-known references: Menopause, and the second edition of Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman. By adding significant discussions of the basic science behind menopause, it is possible to objectively assess the clinical value and limitations of current approaches to treatment and provide a basis and rationale for strategies that will result in better individualized and specialized care. Not only does the third edition discuss diagnosis and treatment of menop
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