The Official Tour De France; Centennial 1903-2003

by Foreword by Lance Armstrong

• ISBN13: 9781841882390
• ISBN10: 1841882399
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: WN

Summary

The Tour de France is an event unrivalled in sports; for more than a century, it has offered a spectacle filled with unparalleled passion, adventure, and sheer physical difficulty. Here is the definitive, official record of that thrilling sporting phenomenon, produced in collaboration with L'Equipe, France's premier sports daily, and including a foreword by the five-time Tour de France winner and international sports celebrity, Lance Armstrong. With access to the Tour de France's own archives, this huge, lushly photographed volume chronicles the race from its raw origins more than 100 years ago to its current position as the world's greatest sporting challenge.

Table of Contents

Definitions and general concepts: The premenopause, menopause, the postmenopause, the climacteric

Premature menopause

Surgical menopause

Menopause, society and cultures: Anthropology of menopause

Western culture and menopause

Symbolism of the female body and social rules

Physiology of menopause: Cessation of menses

Loss of fertility

Estrogen deficiency

Endocrinology of menopause: The ovary and gonadotropin control, estrogens, and androgens

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

The thyroid gland

GH and somatomedins, prolactin

Calcium-regulating hormones

Menopause: Clinical aspects: Menstrual alterations

The climacteric syndrome

Early-onset symptoms

Late-onset symptoms (genitourinary)

Modifications of the skin, skin appendages and physical aspect

Menopause and correlated systemic modifications and diseases: Menopause and the cardiovascular system

Glycolipid metabolism and fat distribution during menopause

Coagulation and menopause

Bone and menopause

Menopa use and cancer

The skin, mucosae, physical aspect, ocular and genitourinary apparatus

Menopause and the central nervous system

The psyche and menopause

Sexuality and menopause

Prevention and treatment of menopause-related symptoms and diseases: Fertility during the climacteric

Hormone replacement therapy during the climacteric

Nature, kinetics, bio-availability and properties of hormone preparations during menopause

Effects of hormone replacement therapy

Hormone replacement therapy and risk of cancer

Drug interactions and collateral effects of hormone replacement therapy

Future perspectives for hormone replacement therapy

The therapeutic alternatives

Complementary therapies

Hormone replacement therapy in clinical practice: Indications

Contraindications

Special conditions

The woman's choice

Therapeutic protocols

The therapeutic choice according to the individual risk/benefit ratio

Patient information

The beginning and duration

Menopause: clinical and instrum ental evaluation

Follow-up for the menopausal patient

Patient compliance

Menopause and lifestyle: Diet

Body weight

Physical activity

Cigarette smoking

Alcohol

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