Women’s Health and Menopause

XVI Lorenzini Annual Lecture.- Estrogen Receptor ? — A Multifaceted Player.- XVII Lorenzini Annual Lecture.- Andropause at the Beginning of the New Century: A Few Remarks on Hormones and Aging of Men.- Bone and Joints.- 1. Mechanisms of Estrogen Regulation of Bone Turnover And Bone Mass.- 2. Genetics of Osteoporosis.- 3. The Intrauterine Programming of Osteoporosis.- 4. The Role of Menopause in Bone and Joint Health: Implications for Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis.- Osteoporosis Prevention Utilizing Novel Compounds.- 5. Novel Compounds Acting Through Receptors and Enzyme Mediators.- 6. Tibolone Is Effective in Preventing Postmenopausal Bone Loss.- Immune System and Inflammation.- 7. Sex Hormones and the Immune System: Implications for Menopause and Autoimmunity.- Hormone Replacement Therapy.- 8. Routes of HRT Administration. When to Use Oral Or Transdermal Administration.- 9. The Role of Antiandrogens in Peri- and Postmenopausal HRT.- Sex Steroids and Reproduction.- 10. Sex Steroid-Sensitive Reproductive Tissues in Women During Reproduction and Menopause.- Cardiovascular Disease.- 11. Does Menopause Increase the Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease?.- 12. Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women: Estrogen or Statins?.- 13. Effects of Estrogen Replacement in Women with Coronary Disease.- Hrt and Cardiovascular Disease: A New Approach.- 14.Recent Findings in Cardiovascular Disease.- 15. Hormone Replacement and Cardiovascular Disease.- 16. The Role of Potassium.- 17. Aldosterone-Receptor Blocking Agents.- 18. Progestogens: New Approaches.- Cancer.- 19. Aromatase, Nuclear Receptors, Adipose Tissue, And Breast Cancer.- 20. Environmental Factors Related to Cancers in Postmenopausal Women.- 21. Growth Factors and Cancer - The Role of Insulin-Like GrowthFactors.- 22. Postmenopausal Hormone Use and Endometrial Cancer: Reassessment of the Epidemiological Data.- 23. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer: Still More Questions Than Answers.- 24. Hormonal Approach to Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment.- Emerging Directions in Menopause Management: Lowering HRT Doses.- 25. Healthy Postmenopausal Women Receiving HRT Are Not at Risk for Early Coronary Events: Results from 2 Large Clinical Trials.- 26. Oral Contraceptive Use and Risk of Low Bone Density in Women Attending Menopause Clinics in Italy.- Stress Incontinence.- 27. Less Invasive Surgery in Stress Incontinence.- Central Nervous System and Mood Disorders.- 28. An Overview of Hormones and Brain Function.- 29. Mechanisms of the Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogen.- 30. Neurosteroids.- 31. Randomized Trials of Estrogen for Memory and Dementia.- 32. Estrogen and Androgen: Mood, Sexual Function, and Quality of Life in the Menopausal Woman.- 33. Women’s Health and Menopause: A Comprehensive Approach.- 34. Gynecologic and Urogynecologic Aspects of Menopause.- 35. Cardiovascular Disease in Women.- 36. Menopause and Disorders of Neurological Function and Mental Health.- 37. Menopause Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer: Epidemiology.- 38. Sociocultural Issues in Menopause.- Eating Behavior and Nutrition.- 39. Exercise Effect on Body Weight in Postmenopausal Women: The Physical Activity for Total Health Study.- Quality of Life.- 40. Quality of Life: Asian Women and the Menopause.- 41. Sexuality, Midlife, and Menopause.- Women’s Health and Menopause in Research and Clinical Practice.- 42. Women’s Health and Menopause in Research and Clinical Practice: Session Summary.- New Drugs and Trials.- 43. Women and CHD: The Case for Prevention.- 44. Bone and Statins.-Selected U.S. Government Sponsored Women’S Health Menopause Initiatives.- 45. Selected U.S. Government Sponsored Women’s Health Menopause Initiatives: Session Summary.