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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821188503321

Autore

Segal Sheldon J (Sheldon Jerome)

Titolo

Hormone use in menopause & male andropause : a choice for women and men / / Sheldon J. Segal & Luigi Mastroianni, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

0-19-770711-4

1-280-50304-1

9786610503049

0-19-803620-5

1-60256-687-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

612.665

Soggetti

Menopause

Middle-aged women - Health and hygiene

Climacteric, Male

Middle-aged men - Health and hygiene

Climacteric

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Commentary: The Women's Health Initiative Clinical Study; Contents; 1. Why do women have menopause?; 2. What are the signs of menopause?; 3. What is menopausal hormone therapy?; 4. Why should women consider hormone therapy?; 5. Risk-benefit ratio: Making the choice; 6. Can HT protect brain function and prevent Alzheimer's disease?; 7. Does the approach of menopause mean the end of fertility?; 8. Herbal products for menopause; 9. Can phytoestrogens, antioxidants, and vitamins replace HT?; 10. Sex and the aging woman; 11. What is the status of designer estrogens?

12. Is there a "male menopause"?13. Is testosterone the only androgen the body produces?; 14. Why should men consider androgen supplementation therapy?; 15. What are the AST choices for men?; 16. The first designer androgen for men; 17. Can men safely use AST?; 18. Should aging men use nonprescription androgens?; 19. Sex and the



aging man; 20. Can AST help brain function in aging men?; Questions about menopause; Questions about andropause; Glossary of terms; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From distinguished figures in fertility and reproduction research, this book answers common questions about menopause and andropause, and hormone resupplement therapy for menopausal women. It offers information about benefits, risks, and prospects for this field. It also covers the climacteric in men, and gives treatment for andropause.