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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Sheldon J. (Sheldon Jerome), author.

Mastroianni, Luigi, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menopause.

Middle-aged women--Health and hygiene.

Middle-aged women.

Climacteric, Male.

Middle-aged men--Health and hygiene.

Middle-aged men.

Climacteric.

Hormone therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text, by two of the most distinguished figures in fertility and reproduction research, answers all the most common questions about menopause and andropause, and hormone resupplement therapy (HRT) for menopausal women. It offers explanations of all aspects of this subject, presenting balanced and reliable information about benefits, risks, and prospects for this field. Segal invented Norplant, the first long-term implantable contraceptive, and as the leader of Reproductive Biology at the Population Council, he orchestrated and coordinated the research and trials leading to basically every new contraceptive introduced over a period of about 25 years. Mastroianni did more than anyone else to develop in vitro fertizilation as a viable treatment option, and was for many years the chairman of the largest department of obstetrics and gynecology, and the director of the most successful IVF clinic.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610503049

9780190289423

0190289422

9780197707111

0197707114

9781280503047

1280503041

9780198036203

0198036205

9781602566873

1602566879

OCLC:

228114464