Foreword; Preface; 1. Physiology of the menstrual cycle and changes in the perimenopause Philip James Dutton and Janice Mary Rymer; 2. The ovarian reserve: predicting the menopause Richard A. Anderson; 3. The history and politics of menopause Barry G. Wren; 4. Clinical features of the menopause transition Paula Briggs and Gab Kovacs; 5. Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular disease Tommaso Simoncini, Elena Cecchi and Andrea R. Genazzani; 6. Pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in association with the menopause Ajay Rane and Jay Iyer; 7. Vulvo-vaginal atrophy Rossella E. Nappi and Barbara Gardella; 8. Musculoskeletal system and the menopause Jean Calleja-Agius and Mark P. Brincat; 9. Osteoporosis recognition and assessment in the menopause Christopher J. Yates and John D. Wark; 10. Hormonal management of osteoporosis during the menopause Panagiotis G. Anagnostis and John C. Stevenson; 11. Psychological aspects of the menopause Myra S. Hunter; 12. Memory and mood in the menopause Michael C. Craig; 13. Libido and sexual function in the menopause Claudine Domoney; 14. Gynecological pathology in the menopause John Eden; 15. Estrogens used in current menopausal therapies David Crook; 16. Progestogens used in hormone replacement therapy David H. Barlow; 17. Androgen therapy for postmenopausal women Susan R. Davis; 18. Selective estrogen-receptor modulators used for postmenopausal women JoAnn V. Pinkerton; 19. Non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms Jenifer Sassarini; 20. Alternative therapies for the management of menopausal symptoms Edzard Ernst and Paul Posadzki; 21. Contraception for the perimenopausal woman Lee P. Shulman and Jessica W. Kiley; 22. Hormone replacement therapy and cancer Franco Guidozzi; 23. Hormone replacement therapy and venous thrombosis Sven O. Skouby; 24. Fertility and premature menopause Anthony J. Rutherford; 25. The risk-benefit analysis of hormone replacement therapy in the menopause Tatiana Nikishina and Tim Hillard; 26. Premature ovarian insufficiency: hormonal aspects and long-term health Nick Panay; 27. Male menopause – similarities and differences with the female menopause Malcolm E. Carruthers; Index.
