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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • INTRODUCTION
  • DEFINITIONS
  • The Menopausal Transition
  • Menopause
  • Premature ovarian failure
  • PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING AND MENOPAUSE
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Lipoprotein Changes
  • Lipoprotein Changes and MHT
  • Coagulation
  • Skeletal System
  • Osteoporosis Screening
  • Avoiding bone loss
  • Treating osteoporosis
  • Central Nervous System
  • Cognition
  • Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
  • Libido
  • Breast
  • Breast Cancer and MHT
  • Assessing breast cancer risk
  • Chemoprevention
  • Thyroid gland
  • Lower reproductive tract
  • Adrenal gland
  • TREATMENT: Non-Hormonal
  • Vasomotor Symptoms
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • Venlafaxine
  • Gabapentin
  • MHT regimens: continuous combined and cyclic regimens
  • SUMMARY