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Book SynopsisThis book contains a consensus on menopause research, a consensus reached during the First International Congress on the Menopause in June, 1976. The Congress brought together about 165 people, most of whom are engaged in research in this field, in the resort town of La Grande Motte, near Montpellier, France. It was planned so that the main emphasis would be on the exchange of information in small Workshop sessions. Workshop Chairmen were asked to present summaries of their deliberations at the closing session. It is these summaries that form the essence of this text. The Congress also included six Free Communications sessions. They are represented in this book by a small number of papers printed in full (selected from some 40 contributions in all) that in the opinion of the editors, contain data that particularly complement the Workshop summaries. All other papers are mentioned in these Pro ceedings by titles and by the name, affiliation and address of the first author. Organizing this Congress was a stimulating and heart-warming experience. It was done by the staff of the International Health Foundation in Brussels and Geneva, under the considerate auspices of the American Geriatric Society and the Medical Faculty of the University of Montpellier. We are deeply grateful to these two bodies.
Table of ContentsSection A Consensus Reports by the Chairmen of the Workshops.- 1. The Climacteric Syndrome.- 2. Psycho-social Aspects of the Climacteric.- 3. Releasing Factors in the Menopause.- 4. Gonadotrophins in the Menopause.- 5. Prolactin and Menopause.- 6. Post-menopausal Estrogen Production.- 7. Genital Organs in the Menopause.- 8. Non-genital Target Tissues of Estrogens.- g. The Estrogen Deficiency Syndrome and the Management of the Patient.- 10. Effects and Side-effects of Estrogen Therapy.- 11. Estrogens and Bones.- 12. Lipids and Estrogens.- 13. Estrogens and Clotting Factors.- 14. Estrogens and Endometrial Cancer.- Section B Selected Papers Presented at the Congress.- 15. Cross-cultural Factors that Affect Age of Menopause.- 16. The Influence of Estrogens on the Psyche in Climacteric and Post-menopausal Women.- 17. A Double-Blind Study into the Influence of Estriol on a Number of Psychological Tests in Post-menopausal Women.- 18. The Relation Between Androstenedione and Estrone Levels in Peri- and Post-menopausal Women.- 19. Influence of the Nutritional Status upon the Response of Menopausal Women to Estrogen Therapy.- 20. Biochemical Parameters of Bone Metabolism in the Pre-, Peri- and Post-menopausal State.- 21. Effect of Long-Term Estrogen Therapy on Bone Remodelling in Women with a Natural Menopause: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study.- 22. The Effect of Castration and Oral Estrogen Therapy on Serum Lipids.- 23. Experience with Endometrial Irrigations in Menopausal Women.- 24. Estrogens, Progestagens and Endometrial Cancer.- 25. Results of Estrogen Treatment in One Thousand Hysterectomized Women for 14 318 Years.- Section C Free Communications: A Comprehensive List of all the Papers Presented at the Congress.- List of Participants.
