Description
Book SynopsisHormone Therapy: A Clinical Handbook provides a comprehensive overview on hormone replacement therapy, with a range of key features that differentiate it from other titles on the topic.
Table of ContentsSection I. Managing Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Symptoms with the New Menopausal HT
Chapter 1 Definitions of Menopause and Biological Actions of Sex Steroids
Chapter 2 Principles of Practice
Chapter 3 Medical Association Guidelines, post--2002/Women’s Health Initiative Findings
Chapter 4 Perimenopausal Symptoms: Hot Flushes and Night Sweats; Sleep Disturbances; Urogenital Discomfort; Sexual Libido Issues; Mood and Cognitive Changes
Chapter 5 Bio-identical Hormones: Compounded and Non-Compounded
Section II Prescription of HT
Overview
Chapter 6 Transdermal Estrogen as Preferred Prescription for Perimenopausal Symptom Relief, and the Role of Progesterone
Chapter 7 The Significance of Hormone Routes of Administration
Chapter 8 Hormone Therapy: Individualizing Treatment Based Upon Perimenopausal Symptoms
Chapter 9 FAQ: HT Prescription
Section III: Monitoring, Side Effects, Co-existing Conditions, and Ending Treatment
Overview
Chapter 10 Hormone Therapy: Monitoring Effects and Side Effects
Chapter 11 Evaluation of Abnormal Menstrual Bleeding
Chapter 12 FAQ: Ending HT
Chapter 13 FAQ: HT and Other Conditions: Uterine Fibroids, Autoimmune Disease, Hypothyroidism and History of Breast Cancer
Section IV. The Medical and Cultural History of HT
Overview
Chapter 14 History of HT Use: Controversies and Confusions
Chapter 15 The 2002 Women’s Health Initiative Study (WHI): What Did It Prove or Disprove? Future Directions
Appendix: Reference Table of HT Brand Names
