This book covers the healthcare and treatment of women according to changes and conditions that occur within the context of the life cycles. The book dealswith menstrual health, menstrual concerns, and disorders; fertility and the childbearing cycle, the menopausal years. There will also be sections on gynecologic malignancies, breast conditions, and sexually transmitted diseases. Within each section, the conditions associated with that life cycle change will becovered; for example, dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, and menorrhagia under menstrual health; infertility, contraception, miscarriage, and pregnancy and lactation related concerns under fertility and the childbearing cycle, and such topics as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, hormone replacement therapy, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease.The book will provide relevant patient teaching guides, such as how to perform a breast self-exam or how to effectively do pelvic floor exercise, as well as other topic-related information. INDICE: Part One: Foundations of Botanical Medicine1. Botanical Medicines,CAM, and Integrative Medicine: Definitions and Use Prevalence 2. History of Herbal Medicines for Women 3. Fundamental Principles of Herbal Medicine 4. Guidelines for Herbal Medicine Use5. Diet, Nutrition, and Women's Health 6. Real Anatomy: Reproductive Anatomy and Endocrinology Primer Part Two: General Gynecologic and Menstrual Health Concerns7. Menstrual Wellness and Menstrual Problems8. Endocrine Disorders and Adrenal Support 9. Conditions of the Reproductive Organs 10. Vaginal Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases11. Urinary Complaints12. Breast CancerPart Three: Fertility and the Childbearing Cycle13. Pregnancy and Botanical Medicine Use and Safety 14. Fertility Challenges 15. Pregnancy: First Trimester 16. Pregnancy: Second Trimester 17. Pregnancy: Third Trimester 18. Labor and Birth 19. The Post Partum 20. Breastfeeding and Botanical Medicine Part Four: The Menopausal Years21. Menopausal Health Part Five: Plant ProfilesBlack cohoshBlue cohoshChaste treeDong quaiGingerKava kavaRed cloverSt. John's wortUva ursilWild yamAppendixesAppendix 1: Common Names and Botanical Name Quick Reference ChartAppendix 2: Botanical Medicine for Women Quick Dose Reference ChartAppendix 3: Adverse Herb-Drug InteractionsAppendix 4: Botanical Medicine Information Resources
- ISBN: 978-0-443-07277-2
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 640
- Fecha Publicación: 22/05/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido