Phytoestrogens in Postmenopausal Women : Effects on Climacteric Symptoms, Reproductive Organs, and Markers of Bone and Vascular Health
Year: 2004
Type: dissertation
Abstract: 9 INTRODUCTION 11 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 13 1. MENOPAUSE 13 1.1 Immediate climacteric symptoms 14 1.2 Urogenital symptoms 14 1.3 Bone loss 15 1.4 Cardiovascular disorders 16 2. HORMONE THERAPY 17 2.1 Benefits – confirmed and disputable 18 2.2 Risks – confirmed and disputable 19 Breast cancer 19 Endometrial cancer 20 Thromboembolism 20 Stroke 21 Cognitive function 21 Cardiovascular disease 21 3. NON-ESTROGENIC HORMONAL ALTERNATIVES 22 4. NON-HORMONAL ALTERNATIVES 23 5. BIOLOGY OF PHYTOESTROGENS 25 5.1 Structure and classification 25 5.2 Consumption and sources 27 5.3 Absorption and metabolism 27 5.4 Mechanism of action 28 6. CLINICAL EFFECTS OF PHYTOESTROGENS 29 6.1 Climacteric symptoms 29 6.2 Vaginal epithelium and endometrium 30 6.3 Bone 31 6.4 Markers of cardiovascular disease 32 6.5 Breast 33 6.6 Cognitive function 34 AIMS OF THE STUDY 36
Source: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Author: Eini Nikander
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1557400922