Hormone replacement therapy and the skin / edited by Mark P. Brincat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brincat, Mark P.

Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menopause--Hormone therapy.

Menopause.

Skin.

Dermatopharmacology.

Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Skin--drug effects.

Estrogen Replacement Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Skin--drug effects.

Estrogen Replacement Therapy.

Physical Description:

xv, 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, [2001]

Contents:

Foreword / J. Studd

Preface / M. P. Brincat

The skin and hormone replacement therapy / M. P. Brincat and R. Galea

Skin collagen changes related to age, menopause and hormone replacement therapy / C. Castelo-Branco

The non-collagenous extracellular matrix / N. J. Raine-Fenning and M. P. Brincat

Psychosexual role of the skin at the climacteric / A. Graziottin

Transdermal therapy: the skin as a vector / J. H. Pickar

Capillary blood flow in the skin / C. Gruber and J. Huber

The hot flush / D. W. Sturdee and L. S. Gokhale

Corticosteroids, skin and hormone replacement therapy / Y. Muscat Baron

Tensile properties of the skin / G. E. Piérard, C. Piérard-Franchimont and T. Hermanns-Lê

Skin in special locations: dry vulva and dry eyes / M. Dören and G. Samsioe

Hair and hormone replacement therapy / S. Palacios and I. Cifuentes

Estrogens and wound healing / M. Calvin and S. R. Young.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

185070810X

OCLC:

46944561