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Abstract
The menopause is an inevitable and natural part of every woman's life. Some sail through it with no problems at all. Most are not so lucky: two-thirds of women suffer from one of the characteristic symptoms, and one in five finds that it profoundly affects their mood and quality of life.
The irony is that, partly because of the well-publicised dangers of HRT, many women put up with more pain and discomfort than they need to. This useful book shows that there are many ways in which you can improve and even banish your symptoms.
Medically accurate answers to over 160 questions from real women
Answers to questions that you may not want to ask your doctor
Advice about contraception, osteoporosis, hormone replacement and alternative therapies
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Foreword | ix | ||
| Acknowledgements | x | ||
| Introduction | xiii | ||
| 1 | The menopause – what happens and when? | 1 | ||
| THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE | 3 | ||
| WHEN DOES THE MENOPAUSE HAPPEN? | 8 | ||
| 2 | Diagnosing the menopause | 12 | ||
| 3 | Menopause symptoms | 15 | ||
| WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE MENOPAUSE? | 17 | ||
| HOW LONG DO SYMPTOMS LAST? | 24 | ||
| LATER SYMPTOMS IN THE MENOPAUSE | 25 | ||
| 4 | Osteoporosis by Katrina Martin | 31 | ||
| WHAT IS OSTEOPOROSIS? | 32 | ||
| OTHER RISK FACTORS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS | 35 | ||
| TESTS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS | 40 | ||
| TREATMENT | 42 | ||
| 5 | Menopause after hysterectomy | 50 | ||
| WHAT TYPE OF HYSTERECTOMY? | 51 | ||
| HYSTERECTOMY AND LOSS OF LIBIDO | 57 | ||
| HRT AND HYSTERECTOMY | 58 | ||
| 6 | Contraception – what to use and when to stop | 64 | ||
| TYPES OF CONTRACEPTION FOR THE OLDER WOMAN | 65 | ||
| WHEN TO STOP CONTRACEPTION | 76 | ||
| 7 | Diet, exercise, lifestyle and general health | 78 | ||
| DIET | 79 | ||
| EXERCISE | 89 | ||
| SMOKING | 93 | ||
| RELAXATION | 94 | ||
| BREAST AWARENESS AND SCREENING | 95 | ||
| CERVICAL SCREENING | 98 | ||
| 8 | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) | 100 | ||
| WHAT IS HRT? | 101 | ||
| HOW TO TAKE HRT | 103 | ||
| WHEN TO TAKE HRT | 108 | ||
| HRT FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS | 111 | ||
| SIDE EFFECTS OF HRT | 117 | ||
| RISKS OF HRT | 122 | ||
| RISK OR BENEfiT? | 128 | ||
| CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR HRT | 131 | ||
| 9 | Non-HRT drug therapies | 132 | ||
| ALTERNATIVES FOR flUSHES | 132 | ||
| ALTERNATIVES FOR VAGINAL AND BLADDER SYMPTOMS | 137 | ||
| OSTEOPOROSIS | 138 | ||
| 10 | Alternative and complementarytherapies | 139 | ||
| SUPPLEMENTS | 140 | ||
| PROGESTERONE CREAM | 150 | ||
| BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES | 152 | ||
| DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE (DHEA) | 152 | ||
| RISKS | 153 | ||
| TECHNIQUES | 154 | ||
| 11 | Medical problems and the menopause | 158 | ||
| ANGINA | 159 | ||
| ANOREXIA | 159 | ||
| ASTHMA | 159 | ||
| BREAST PROBLEMS | 160 | ||
| CERVICAL CANCER | 160 | ||
| COELIAC DISEASE | 161 | ||
| CROHN’S DISEASE | 161 | ||
| DIABETES | 161 | ||
| ENDOMETRIOSIS | 162 | ||
| EPILEPSY | 162 | ||
| FIBROIDS | 163 | ||
| GALLBLADDER DISEASE | 163 | ||
| HYPERLIPIDAEMIA | 164 | ||
| HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE) | 164 | ||
| LIVER DISEASE | 165 | ||
| MIGRAINE | 165 | ||
| MELANOMA | 165 | ||
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | 166 | ||
| OTOSCLEROSIS | 166 | ||
| OVARIAN CANCER | 166 | ||
| PARKINSON’S DISEASE | 166 | ||
| POST-TRANSPLANT | 167 | ||
| RENAL FAILURE | 167 | ||
| RENAL TRANSPLANT (see Post-transplant) | 167 | ||
| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | 167 | ||
| STROKE | 168 | ||
| SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS | 168 | ||
| THROMBOSIS | 168 | ||
| THYROID DISEASE | 169 | ||
| UTERINE CANCER | 169 | ||
| 12 | Sex, relationships and work | 170 | ||
| THE ROLE OF TESTOSTERONE | 173 | ||
| RELATIONSHIPS | 174 | ||
| SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS | 177 | ||
| WORK | 178 | ||
| Glossary | 183 | ||
| Appendix 1 – Useful addresses and websites | 186 | ||
| Appendix 2 – Useful reading | 189 | ||
| Index | 191 |