The climacteric in perspective : proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on the Menopause, held at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, October 28-November 2, 1984

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Author	Notelovitz, Morris Keep, Pieter A. Van
Copyright Year	1986
Abstract	1 Keynote address: menopause and the developing world.- Section 1: Climacteric medicine and science: a societal need.- 2 Climacteric medicine and science: a societal need.- 3 Medicine and science - the role of the basic scientist.- 4 Nutritional needs of climacteric women.- 5 Exercise and the postmenopausal woman.- 6 Health needs of climacteric women.- 7 Health status and health care utilization by menopausal women.- Section 2: Osteoporosis.- 8 Pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis.- 9 Etiology of postmenopausal osteoporosis.- 10 Borie mineral assessment: a practical guide for primary care physicians.- 11 Prophylactic treatment for age-related bone loss in women.- Section 3: Climacteric in the cultural context.- 12 The climacteric syndrome: historical perspectives.- 13 The climacteric in different cultural contexts.- 14 Climacteric expressions in a crosscultural study.- 15 Climacteric in a Newfoundland fishing village.- 16 A survey of perimenopausal symptoms in Nigeria.- 17 The cultural climacteric in crosscultural perspective.- Section 4: How do hormones work?.- 18 Presentation of estrogens to target tissues.- 19 Recent progress in the study of the mechanism of action of progesterone.- 20 Ovarian hormone action in the brain: implications for the menopause.- Section 5: Hot flashes.- 21 An animal model for pharmacologic evaluation of the menopausal hot flush.- 22 Vascular responses in menopausal flushers.- 23 Description of the hot flash: sensations, meaning and change in frequency across time.- 24 Therapy for hot flushes.- Workshops.- 1 The breast.- 2 The aging male.- 3 Lifestyles coping with life events and stress at the climacteric.- 4 Genital tract and other target tissues.- 5 Hormones and metabolism.- 6 Technology and techniques.- 7 Sexuality in the climacteric.- 8 Nutrition.- 9 Self-help groups at middle age.- 10 Contraception in the premenopause.- 11 Progestins.- 13 Pharmacology of estrogens.- 14 Anthropology.- 15 Joint and musculoskeletal problems.- 16 Psychoneuroendocrinqlogy.- Other scientific contributions.- Special lectures.- Short communications.- Poster session.
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