Ebook: Aging, Reproduction, and the Climacteric
- Tags: Gynecology, Developmental Biology
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Interest in sexuality and reproductive function does not cease when people begin to age. Instead, a new set of questions arises. Women want to know if it is safe to have babies in their late thirties and early forties. They want to know more about hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause-which ones are dangerous and which are merely uncomfortable. They are eager to learn about the relative risks and benefits of estrogen replacement therapy. Men, too, are concerned about age-related changes in their sexual function. Experts in reproductive physiology, gerontology, and genetics met at the National Institutes of Health in June of 1984 to discuss these and other concerns about aging and the reproductive system. The conference on Aging, Reproduc tion, and the Climacteric was sponsored by the American Fertility Society, The National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This volume is based on the proceedings of that confer ence.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Animal Models for the Human Menopause....Pages 3-34
Methodological Issues in Clinical Research on the Aging Reproductive System....Pages 35-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Neuroendocrine Correlates of Aging in the Male....Pages 47-57
Reproductive Functions in Grandfathers....Pages 59-71
Aging of Adrenal Cortex and Ovary....Pages 73-80
Changes in the Central Nervous System and Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction in Males and Females....Pages 81-95
Effects of Aging on the Mechanisms of Estrogen Action in Rat Uterus....Pages 97-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Paternal Age and Effects on Chromosomal and Specific Locus Mutations and on Other Genetic Outcomes in Offspring....Pages 117-145
Fertility Rates and Aging....Pages 147-166
Age-Related Changes in Gestation and Pregnancy Outcome....Pages 167-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Ovarian Changes During the Climacteric....Pages 179-199
Nongonadal Estrogen and Endocrine Function During the Menopause....Pages 201-213
The Basis of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms....Pages 215-228
Female Sexuality During and Following Menopause....Pages 229-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Health Status and Health Care Utilization by Menopausal Women....Pages 243-262
Estrogen Deprivation....Pages 263-285
Estrogen Therapy and the Risk of Breast, Ovarian, and Endometrial Cancer....Pages 287-303
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Overall Summary and New Directions for Research....Pages 307-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-316
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Animal Models for the Human Menopause....Pages 3-34
Methodological Issues in Clinical Research on the Aging Reproductive System....Pages 35-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Neuroendocrine Correlates of Aging in the Male....Pages 47-57
Reproductive Functions in Grandfathers....Pages 59-71
Aging of Adrenal Cortex and Ovary....Pages 73-80
Changes in the Central Nervous System and Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction in Males and Females....Pages 81-95
Effects of Aging on the Mechanisms of Estrogen Action in Rat Uterus....Pages 97-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Paternal Age and Effects on Chromosomal and Specific Locus Mutations and on Other Genetic Outcomes in Offspring....Pages 117-145
Fertility Rates and Aging....Pages 147-166
Age-Related Changes in Gestation and Pregnancy Outcome....Pages 167-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Ovarian Changes During the Climacteric....Pages 179-199
Nongonadal Estrogen and Endocrine Function During the Menopause....Pages 201-213
The Basis of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms....Pages 215-228
Female Sexuality During and Following Menopause....Pages 229-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Health Status and Health Care Utilization by Menopausal Women....Pages 243-262
Estrogen Deprivation....Pages 263-285
Estrogen Therapy and the Risk of Breast, Ovarian, and Endometrial Cancer....Pages 287-303
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Overall Summary and New Directions for Research....Pages 307-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-316
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