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Index
Book Reviews
Title Page
Dedication
About the Author
Prologue
SECTION ONE: ME & HRT
1: How To Read This Book
2: Introduction
3:Improving Outcomes in Chronic Disease
4: My Approach to Medicine
5: Why My Interest in Menopause
SECTION TWO: UNDERSTANDING A WOMAN'S BODY
6: [The Endocrine System]
Diagram - The Female Endocrine System
7: [Hormones of the Reproductive System]
Diagram - Actions of Estrogen in the Body
8: [Facts on Menstruation]
Diagram - Hormone Changes During a Normal Menstrual Cycle
9: The First Time For Me
10: The Reproductive Years
11: Perimenopause - Precedes Menopause
12: Symptoms of Menopause - Is It Hot in Here?
Diagram - Signs and Symptoms of Menopause
13: Natural Menopause - Nature's Way
14: Surgical Menopause - Under the Knife
15: Premature Menopause
SECTION THREE: TO E OR NOT TO E
16: Women's Health Initiative
17: [The Case for Natural Hormones]
18: Consider Before Accessing Risks of HRT
Diagram - Leading Causes of Death for American Women
Diagram - Age-Specific Probabilities of Developing Breast Cancer
19: Risk from Any Hormone Replacement Therapy
20: Risks From Oral Estrogens
21:Risks of Adding Oral Synthetic Progestins
22: Risks of not taking Estrogen
Diagram - Symptoms of Estrogen Deficiency
Diagram - Risks of NOT taking Estrogen
SECTION FOUR: IF YOU ARE TO TAKE HORMONES, WHICH ONES?
23: Why a Bioidentical Product?
24: Estradiol - The Principle Female Hormone
Diagram - Tips on Wearing the Estradiol Patch
25: Progesterone - For Women with a Uterus
26: Testosterone - Achieving a Delicate Balance
27: Monitoring Blood Levels - It's Important
SECTION FIVE: SEEING THE BIG PICTURE & THE CYCLE OF LIFE
28: Epilogue
Acknowledgements
References
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