Midlife Health - Current Concepts and Challenges for the Future

Preface. I. Endocrinology, physiology and psychology in mid ages. Metabolic and endocrine changes in climacteric women (A. Milewicz, M. Demissie). Psychosocial stress and male gonadal function (M. Nilisson, P. Bavenholm). 5-androgens and postmenopause: effects of 6 months DHEA supplementation in postmenopausal women (A. Genazzani et al.). Menopause: loss of self-esteem? (M. Lachowsky). How to assess quality of life? Aspects of methodology (E. Alder). Depression in midlife women: what have we learned from longitudinal studies? (A. Mariella, E. Mitchell, N. Woods). HRT and cognitive funcion (R. Erkkola, P. Polo-Kantola). Middle-aged men: sexuality and well-being lecture given on the 6th European Congress on Menopause Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-4 July 2000 (A. Thiele). II. Osteoporosis. Techniques for measuring bone mineral density (J. Stepan). Postmenopausal osteoporosis: biochemical markers for monitoring of bone metabolism (N. Bjarnason). III. Hormones and cardiovascular disease. Estrogen and apoptosis in atherosclerosis (M. Barton, M. Cox). Inflammation in atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes (J. Gram). HRT effects on inflammatory markers: is chronic inflammation a contra-indication for HRT? (C. Kluft). Nutritional modification of cardiovascular disease risk (M. Osler). Hypertension and HRT (A. Mueck). Motion: there is no relation between estrogen deficiency and cardiovascular morbidity. Some introductory remarks by the moderator Dr. Amos Pines to a debate between Dr. John Sevenson (for) and Dr. Trudy Bush (against) (A. Pines). Long-term hormone replacement therapy use is no longer controversial (S. Palacios). IV. Breast and endometrium. Risk of breast cancer with hormone replacement therapy (K. Michels). Is there a place for progestin agents in breast cancer prevention? (A. Gompel et al.). Managing menopausal symptoms after breast cancer (E. Kubista, M. Seifert). Cancer in the family and implications for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) (P. Fasching et al.). Ultrasound: a useful tool? (W. Haenggi, L. Raio). Biopsy techniques (S. Rozenberg et al.). V. Wound healing. Ovarian hormone deficiency and wound healing (M. Calvin). VI. Information and education. Clinical use of soy products (P. Albertazzi). Cimicifuga racemosa: a selective estrogen receptor modulator? (D. Seidlova-Wuttke et al.). Attitudes towards menopause and hormone replacement therapy in different cultures (S. Krishna). The consensus conference and technical report series (B. Nesheim). Whom and how should we inform? (T. Moskovic). Index of authors. Keyword index.