Chapter 10 – Libido and Sexual Function in the Menopause
Abstract Loss of libido is the most common sexual complaint of women, often being a final common pathway of many sexual disorders. Estimates range from 30–45 per cent depending on…
Chapter 9 – Memory and Mood in the Menopause
Abstract Previous studies have reported that the menopause is associated with deterioration in memory and mood in some women. Also, a significant body of research suggests that hormone ‘replacement’ therapy…
Chapter 7 – Migraine in the Menopause
Abstract Up to 43 per cent of women and 18 per cent of men are affected by migraine at some time in their lives [1]. This sex difference is accounted…
Chapter 6 – Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy after Menopause by Ovarian Tissue Transplantation
Abstract During fetal life, 100–2000 primordial germ cells enter a massive proliferation process and, by mid-gestation, there are several million potential oocytes. However, most (85 per cent) of them are…
Chapter 5 – Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Abstract Quality of life is defined as the psychological and physical well-being depending on influences of genetic and environmental factors. Chapter 5 Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Optimizing Quality of Life and…
Chapter 3 – The Ovarian Reserve
Abstract The essential cause of the existence of the menopause is that the ovary contains a finite number of follicles: these are progressively lost with time until insufficient remain to…
Chapter 4 – Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Abstract Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) was developed for the treatment of tubal infertility, [1], it soon became apparent that human IVF had many other applications such as male factor…
Chapter 2 – Clinical Features of the Menopause/Postmenopause
Abstract Before considering the various symptoms potentially attributable to the ‘menopause’, let us define the terminology. Chapter 2 Clinical Features of the Menopause/Postmenopause Gab Kovacs Before considering the various symptoms…
Chapter 1 – Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle and Changes in the Perimenopause
Abstract The menopause marks the permanent cessation of menstruation and heralds the transition in a woman’s life from a reproductive state to a non-reproductive one. Whilst the average age of…
23 – Oxygen Therapy during Pregnancy
Abstract Oxygen was employed in the acute care setting for the first time in 1885; but it was not until the twentieth century that discoveries related to its physiological effects…
