Mastering the Complexities of Women's Healthcare
Subtitle: Is Women's Healthcare what you think it is?
Publisher: Nicholas Hall & Co, Southend-on-Sea (UK)
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 360
Description: This book gives us an unexpected, complete picture of the history, the present and the future of women's healthcare. 
Know the answers to questions such as: What do declining oestrogen levels mean for disease risk=  What is the effect of oestrogen in brain function in Alzheimer's disease?  What is the role of oestrogens in menstrual migraine?  What are the remaining complaints and differentiation possibilities for low-dose oestrogens, hormone replacement patches, gel therapies and tissue-specific treatments?  What should we expect from SERMs and SERDs?  What is the significance of nutrition in osteoporosis prevention, in cardiovascular disease, and in pregnancy and lactation? Why is auto-immunity a major women's health issue?  How will the "Career Pill" reshape fertility?                                                                             Packed with scientific information, details on research and product development, it is a sourcebook of data and botom-line analysis for all those who wish to master the intricacies of this vast and complex terrain. It helps the reader identify the broad patterns of change that will ultimately re-shape the women's healthcare sector.
Table of contents: title: The impact of the ageing in the female population.; title: The menopause.; title: FDA's role in women's health.; title: Scientific understanding of the role of hormones.; title: HRT.; title: Statins.; title: ALzheimer's disease.; title: Breast cancer.; title: Ovarian cancer.; title: Herbal remedies.; title: Dietary supplements.; title: Osteoporosis.; title: Auto-immune disease.; title: Psychological disorders.; title: Heart disease.; title: Infertility.; title: Urogenital complaints; title: Menstrual irregularities.; title: Migraine.; title: Contraception.