Womens Health and Menopause: New Strategies Improved Quality of Life [Hardcover]

The 4th International Symposium on Women's Health and Menopause, organized by the Giovanni Lorenzini Medical Foundation (Milan, Italy and Houston, Texas) focused on the new strategies to improve the quality of life of post-menopausal women. This volume illustrates the findings of this conference and includes information on the age-related degenerative processes occurring after menopause including cardiovascular disease, cancer, fractures and dementia.The 4th International Symposium on Women's Health and Menopause, organized by the Giovanni Lorenzini Medical Foundation (Milan, Italy and Houston, Texas) focused on the new strategies to improve the quality of life of post-menopausal women. This volume illustrates the findings of this conference and includes information on the age-related degenerative processes occurring after menopause including cardiovascular disease, cancer, fractures and dementia.Preface. List of Contributors. XVI Lorenzini Annual Lecture. Estrogen Receptor beta - A Multifaceted Player; J.-A. Gustafsson. XVII Lorenzini Annual Lecture. Andropause at the Beginning of the New Century: A Few Remarks on Hormones and Aging of Men; E.-E. Baulieu. Bone and Joints. 1. Mechanisms of Estrogen Regulation of Bone Turnover and Bone Mass; B.L. Riggs. 2. Genetics of Osteoporosis; L. Gennari, et al. 3. The Intrauterine Programming of Osteoporosis; C. Cooper, et al. 4. The Role of Menopause in Bone and Joint Health: Implications for Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis; M.F. Sowers. Osteoporosis Prevention Utilizing Novel Compounds. 5. Novel Compounds Acting Through Receptors and Enzyme Mediators; T.M. Penning. 6. Tibolone Is Effective in Preventing Postmenopausal Bone Loss; J.C. Gallagher. Immune System and Inflammation. 7. Sex Hormones and the Immune System: Implications for Menopause and Autoimmunity; G. Mor. Hormone Replacement Therapy. 8. Routes of HRT Administration. When to Use Oral Or Transdermal Administration; G. Samsioe. 9. The Role of Antiandrogens in Peri- anlãå