Only Menopause Guide You'll Need

AvMichele C. Moore

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

Del i serien A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

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For women facing decisions about treatment for the symptoms of menopause, the second edition of this landmark work features a new chapter that addresses the latest findings about hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Michele Moore helps patients make informed treatment choices and offers a balanced account of options that range from traditional medical practice to holistic and alternative approaches. Drawing on her own experience as well the experiences of friends, colleagues, and patients. Dr. Moore provides information about the symptoms of perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. Her analysis of treatment options includes lifestyle changes and herbal and homeopathic remedies in addition to allopathic medicine. Above all, she encourages patients to participate actively in their own health care, accept responsibility for their choices, and cope with the consequences of those choices while remaining proactive. She also emphasizes the need for each woman to monitor her health condition closely and to reassess her situation as her health needs change through the years.Sympathetic and authoritative, this helpful book prepares women to deal with the inevitable changes in body, mind, and spirit that accompany menopause.

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Utgivningsdatum:2005-01-10
Mått:140 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Antal sidor:160
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801880124

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Michele Moore, M.D., is a physician in private practice in Keene, New Hampshire. Her practice emphasizes integrated preventive health care, focusing on chronic illnesses, allergies, environmental medicine, and acupuncture. She has written and lectured extensively on women's health care and holistic medicine.

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"Women who really want authoritative help deciding what they should do will find it in Moore's book." - Library Journal; "In this real world treatment of a complex topic, Dr. Michele Moore presents a refreshingly balanced view of approaches offered by traditional medical practice as well as alternative and holistic medicine. Readers will immediately recognize the personal stories she includes and will appreciate her nonjudgmental tone." - Michele F. Bellantoni, M.D., The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions"

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Symptoms You May Have Now: Perimenopause, Menopause, and PostmenopauseChapter 2. Health Concerns Now: Cardiovascular Disease, Osteoporosis, and Endometrial and Breast CancerChapter 3. Overview of Therapies: Allopathic, Complementary, Herbal, and HomeopathicChapter 4. Therapeutic Approaches in PerimenopauseChapter 5. Therapeutic Approaches in MenopauseChapter 6. Therapeutic Approaches in PostmenopauseChapter 7. Estriol: The Forgotten EstrogenChapter 8. Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Multitude of ChoicesConclusion: Vision and ResponsibilityAppendix 1: Diets for Improved Health and FitnessAppendix 2: Patient's Record of Symptoms, Diagnostic Tests, and TherapiesResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex