Women, Hormones & the Menstrual Cycle is the definitive guide to natural medicine and women's health, focusing on health complaints from adolescence through to menopause and beyond. Ruth Trickey and practitioners from the Melbourne Holistic Health Group and other contributors, provide comprehensive information and treatment protocols based on years of research and clinical experience. This book is essential reading for professional health care providers and health science students, as well as individuals interested in a more thorough understanding of the health concerns affecting women. This 3rd edition was fully revised in 2011 providing research on evidenced-based natural medicine. A range of gynaecological complaints are discussed including premenstrual syndrome (PMS), endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), amenorrhoea and menopausal symptoms. Unique to Women, Hormones & the Menstrual Cycle is the focus on a collaborative model of health care, where naturopathic treatments for specific conditions are presented alongside more conventional medical approaches.
Ruth Trickey has spent 48 years in health care, 40 years of which were as a natural therapist. Over this time, she has had a particular focus on building bridges between disparate health care disciplines. In the beginning this was no mean feat - the ‘us and them' culture was very much alive and well when she first started practicing in the late 1970s. Through lecturing, writing, and in the clinic, she developed a team approach which aimed to allow patients to achieve the best from all health care modalities. She termed this collaborative medicine and it is an approach that has spread far and wide amongst Australian practitioners.
Introduction
Section A Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter One Anatomy of the Female Breast and Genitalia
Chapter Two Menstruation and the Menstrual Cycle
Chapter Three Hormones
Chapter Four Hormonal Imbalance
Chapter Five Inflammatory Mediators in Women’s Health
Section B Hormonal Transition
Chapter Six Adolescence
Chapter Seven Specific Disorders during Adolescence
Chapter Eight Menopause
Section C Gynaecological Disorders and their Treatment
Chapter Nine Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and related Disorders of the Luteal Phase
Chapter Ten Menorrhagia
Chapter Eleven Metrorrhagia
Chapter Twelve Dysmenorrhoea
Chapter Thirteen Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
Chapter Fourteen Amenorrhoea and Oligomenorrhoea
Chapter Fifteen Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Chapter Sixteen Gynaecological Infections
Chapter Seventeen Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Chapter Eighteen Benign Disorders of the Breast
Chapter Nineteen Benign Ovarian Cysts and Tumours
Section D Prevention and Management of Chronic Disorders
Chapter Twenty Key Factors in Reducing Risk of Ill Health
Chapter Twenty-one Routine Examinations, Testing and Screening
Chapter Twenty-two Specific Prevention Advice for Individuals at Risk
Chapter Twenty-three The Significance of Sleep Disturbance for Women
Section E Common Causes of Increased Mortality and Morbidity in Women
Chapter Twenty-four Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter Twenty-five Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter Twenty-six Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
Section F Cancer
Classifications of Malignancies
Chapter Twenty-seven Breast Cancer
Chapter Twenty-eight Endometrial Cancer
Chapter Twenty-nine Cervical Cancer
Chapter Thirty Ovarian Cancer
Chapter Thirty-one Strategies to Reduce Cancer Risk
Chapter Thirty-two Chemotherapy
Chapter Thirty-three Radiation therapy
Chapter Thirty-four The First Six Months after Cancer Treatments
Chapter Thirty-five Palliative Care
Section G Therapeutics
Chapter Thirty-six Therapeutic Diets
Chapter Thirty-seven Selected Nutritional Monographs
Chapter Thirty-eight Minerals
Chapter Thirty-nine Plants Constituents with Oestrogenic Effects
Chapter Forty Herbs in Women’s Health
Chapter Forty-one Drugs
Chapter Forty-two Surgery and Medical Procedures
Appendix
Kay Patterns of Disharmony
Glossary of Acronyms
General Glossary
* Originally published in the 1990s, has become a must-have book for practitioners.
* Full of the wisdom and experience of a life-long career.
* Re-issue of the latest 2011 edition.
