Managing Menopause: Dealing With The Facts

3/17/03


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Table of Contents

Managing Menopause: Dealing With The Facts

Women’s Top Health Risks and Causes of Death

Chronic Diseases

Menopausal Facts:

Menopausal Symptoms

Hot Flashes

Severity of Reported Hot Flashes:

Hot Flashes: Treatment

Alternative Therapies for Managing Hot Flashes: Phytoestrogens

Alternative Therapies for Managing Hot Flashes: Red Clover

Alternative Therapies for Managing Hot Flashes: Black Cohosh

Alternative Therapies for Managing Hot Flashes: SSRI’s

Alternative Therapies for Managing Hot Flashes: Progesterone

Alternative Medicine

Vaginal Dryness

Osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis:

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis: Nonmodifiable

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis: Modifiable

Treatment of Osteoporosis with Estrogen

Alternative Therapies for the Treatment of Osteoporosis: Bisphosphonates

Alternatives for Osteoporosis: Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)

Colorectal Cancer and Estrogen

Estrogen’s Benefits and Mental Health

Estrogen and Alzheimer's Disease

Other Benefits of Estrogen

Estrogens: Types, Delivery Systems, and Regimens

Oral Route: Advantages

Oral Route: Disadvantages

Patch: Advantages

Patch: Disadvantages

Estrogen: Vaginal route

Contraindications to Hormone Therapy

Estrogen and Blood Clots

The Women’s Health Initiative

WHI and Breast Cancer

Breast cancer

Mortality from breast cancer when using HRT at the time of diagnosis

WHI and Cardiovascular Disease

WISDOM

Estrogen Risks/Benefits

Reasonable Alternatives

Conclusion

Author: Dr. Weinrich

Email: sohland@westernobgyn.com

Home Page: http://www.westernobgyn.com

 

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