Menopause for the MRCOG and Beyond (2nd edition)

The management of the menopausal and postmenopausal woman is an area where gynaecologists also become physicians, dealing not only with the consequences of ovarian failure but also of ageing. Postmenopausal health is a growing area of medicine as populations are ageing.

This book examines some of the controversies in the management of the menopause and postmenopausal health following publication of the US Women’s Health Initiative studies and the UK Million Women Study. It also focuses on how to explain risk to women coping with the menopause and the risks in certain clinical situations for those women. Systemic HRT and non-HRT options for treatment are evaluated, together with diet and lifestyle, alternative and complementary therapies. Conditions associated with the menopause, such as vasomotor symptoms, urogenital and sexual problems, osteoporosis and autoimmune arthritis, breast disease and gynaecological benign and malignant conditions, are covered. The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of premature menopause, or premature ovarian failure, are detailed, and a section on treating women with concomitant medical problems completes the text.

This book provides candidates for the MRCOG with a detailed insight into the knowledge they need to succeed in the examination. It is also provides a concise and thorough round up of current knowledge for any health professional wishing to keep up to date in this important area of women’s health.

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