Managing the menopause without oestrogen - David W Purdie

Highly Commended in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology category, BMA Medical Book Competition 2005

Published on behalf of the British Menopause Society, this is a concise, easy to read book, full of up to date evidence on the role and safety of non-oestrogen based strategies for all busy health professionals treating women of menopausal age.
The results from the Women's Health Initiative and the Million Women Study has led to increasing interest in the use of alternatives to hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Women and health professionals are concerned about controversies surrounding breast cancer and cardiovascular disease risk associated with HRT.

Topics covered include:
* Antiresorptive and anabolic treatment for osteoporosis
* Selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)
* Neurotransmitter modulation for hot flushes

* Alternative and complementary therapies:
herbal medicine and homeopathy
* Role of diet: Phytoestrogens and bone health,
and functional foods
* Dehydroepiandrosterone and transdermal
progesterone creams
* Counselling and stress management

Contents, contributor list and preface