Written by an expert in this field, this fourth edition of an
acclaimed clinical textbook completely covers management of the
menopause. The author reviews aging and the menopause, endocrinology,
clinical problems, and therapy. He discusses clinical problems such
as osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, exercise, gynecologic
problems, urologic problems, the breast, cognitive changes,
psychosexual problems, nutrition, and alternative therapies. The book
includes the pharmacology of hormonal therapeutic agents and hormone
replacement therapy, routes of administration of estrogen and
progesterone, and the relationship between estrogen replacement
therapy and cancer.