Contributors Foreword, Sherry Sherman, PhD, National Institute on Aging Preface Section 1: Physiology of the Perimonopause 1. Perimenopause Perspective, Margery L.S. Gass 2. Endocrine Changes and Stages of the Menopausal Transition, Robert W. Rebar Section 2: Aging and Neurocognitive Changes 3. Management of Hot Flashes, Robert R. Freedman 4.
Cognitive Changes in Perimenopause, Robert Krikorian 5. Sleep Disorders in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women, Diagnosis and Clinical Management, E.O. Bixler and A.N. Vgontzas 6. Perimenopause and Sexuality, Sheryl A. Kingsberg 7.
Migraine Headaches, Ken N. Muse 8. Impact of Perimenopause on Physical Appearance and Reproductive Tissues, James H. Liu Section 3: Pathophysiology 9. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment, James H. Liu 10. Clinical Management of Uterine Myomas, Karen L. Ashby 11.
Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Pain, Thomas Janicki 12. Management of Cystic Ovarian Tumors in the Perimenopausal Woman, Fred R. Ueland, Paul D. DePriest, John R. van Nagell, Jr. 13. Breast Pain, Mass, or Discharge, Elizabeth A. Shaughnessy 14.
Hypercholesterolemia and Lipoprotein Disorders, Cynthia A. Stuenkel 15. Depression, moodiness, and Premenstrual Syndrome, Lesley M. Arnold 16. Thyroid Dysfunction, Sona Kashyap, Shahla Nader 17. Vulvodynia, Michael S. Baggish Section 4: Hormone Therapy 18. Sexual Dysfunction and Androgen Replacement Therapy, Elizabeth A.
Wise, Carol J. Mack, James A. Simon 19. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: Observational Studies to Clinical Trials, Shari S. Bassuk, JoAnn E. Manson 20. Hormone therapy: When and How? Margery L.S.
Gass Section 5: Preventive Health Strategies 21. Contraception, Paul A. Robb, Daniel B. Williams 22. Cancer Screening and Prevention, Elizabeth V. Brandewie 23. Bone Health in the Perimenopause, Rebecca D. Jackson, W.
Jerry Mysiw, Shubhangi Shidham 24. Alternative Medicine Use, Maida Taylor Index.