Hormone Therapy

Section I. Managing Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Symptoms with the New Menopausal HT Chapter 1 Definitions of Menopause and Biological Actions of Sex SteroidsChapter 2 Principles of PracticeChapter 3 Medical Association Guidelines, post--2002/Women's Health Initiative FindingsChapter 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-CompoundedSection II Prescription of HT OverviewChapter 6 Transdermal Estrogen as Preferred Prescription for Perimenopausal Symptom Relief, and the Role of ProgesteroneChapter 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 TreatmentOverviewChapter 10 Hormone Therapy: Monitoring Effects and Side Effects Chapter 11 Evaluation of Abnormal Menstrual Bleeding Chapter 12 FAQ: Ending HTChapter 13 FAQ: HT and Other Conditions: Uterine Fibroids, Autoimmune Disease, Hypothyroidism and History of Breast CancerSection IV. The Medical and Cultural History of HTOverviewChapter 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 DirectionsAppendix: Reference Table of HT Brand Names... Mehr