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

• Autore: Segal Sheldon J (Sheldon Jerome)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 612.665
• Soggetto topico: Menopause; Middle-aged women - Health and hygiene; Climacteric, Male; Middle-aged men - Health and hygiene; Climacteric
• Persona (resp. second.): MastroianniLuigi
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hormone use in menopause & male andropause
• ISBN: 0-19-770711-4; 1-280-50304-1; 9786610503049; 0-19-803620-5; 1-60256-687-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783352503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II