Gynecological Drug Therapy

Table of Contents
Preface iii
Contributors ix
INTRODUCTION
Menstrual Dysfunction Ian S. Fraser 1
Drug Treatment of Syndromes Exacerbated or Triggered by the Menstrual Cycle G. Dezarnaulds Ian S. Fraser 3
Drugs for Breakthrough Bleeding Due to Hormonal Therapies M. Hickey 11
Drugs for Dysmenorrhea Michelle Proctor Cynthia Farquhar 21
Drugs for Spontaneous Heavy, Irregular or Infrequent Menstrual Bleeding Ian S. Fraser 33
Drugs for the Management of Premenstrual Syndrome and Related Syndromes Torbjorn Backstrom Fredrik Backstrom 47
Drugs for Menopause and Beyond
Estrogen/Progestogen Hermann P. G. Schneider 57
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Alyson L. Huntley 79
Androgen Therapy for Women Philip M. Sarrel 85
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators Carina C. W. Chan 91
Bisphosphonates Philip Sambrook 97
Nutritionally Essential Minerals in Bone Health Jasminka Z. Ilich 103
Drugs in Reproductive Medicine
Oral Agents for Ovulation Induction Saad A. K. S. Amer William LeighLedger 109
Use of Gonadotropin Preparations and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogs in Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Mostafa Metwally William Leigh Ledger 125
Drugs for Termination of Pregnancy
Mifepristone Oi-shan Tang Pak Chung Ho 131
Pharmacology of Prostaglandins Oi-shan Tang Pak Chung Ho 135
Drugs Used in First Trimester Termination of Pregnancy Oi-shan Tang Pak Chung Ho 141
Drugs for Second Trimester Termination of Pregnancy Suk-Wai Ngai Oi-shan Tang Pak Chung Ho 147
Drugs in Gynecological Cancer
Chemotherapy in Gynecological Oncology Hextan Y. S. Ngan Y. M. Chan 155
Drug Treatment for Sequelae After Gynecologic Cancer Treatment Y. M. Chan Hextan Y. S. Ngan K. K. Lam 173
Common Drugs Used in Palliative Phase in Advanced Gynecological Malignancy K. K. Lam Y. M. Chan Hextan Y. S.
Ngan 191
Drugs in Gynecological Urology
Drugs in Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine Urogynecology Dudley Robinson Matthew Parsons Linda Cardozo 205
Drugs in Genito-Urinary Medicine
Bacterial Genital and Pelvic Infections Martin Talbot 245
Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections George R. Kinghorn 269
Drugs in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Gillian M. Dilke-Wing 287
Index 307