Women and Health

Women and Health is a comprehensive reference that addresses health issues affecting women of all ages - from adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic, which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. It covers key issues ranging from osteoporosis to breast cancer and other cancers, domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases, occupational hazards, eating disorders, heart disease and other chronic illnesses, substance abuse, and societal and behavioral influences on health. In this second edition of Women and Health, chapters thoughtfully explore the current state of women's health and health care, including the influences of sex and gender on the occurrence of a wide variety of diseases and conditions. All chapters have been extensively updated and emphasize the epidemiology of the condition - the etiology, occurrence, primary and secondary prevention (screening), risk factors, surveillance, changing trends over time, and critical analysis of the diagnostic and treatment options and controversies. Treatment sections in each chapter have been expanded to create a stronger dialogue between epidemiologists and women's health practitioners.
- Saves researchers and clinicians time in quickly accessing the very latest details on a broad range of women's health issues, as opposed to searching through thousands of journal articles
- Provides a common language for epidemiologists, public health practitioners, and women's health specialists to discuss the behavioral, cultural, and biological determinants of women's health
- Researchers and medical specialists will learn how the gender-specific risks and features of one organ system's diseases affect the health of other organ systems
- For example: Hormone replacement therapy used to treat imbalance within the endocrine system is also being used to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease; Drugs developed for type 2 diabetes are now being used in chemoprevention
- Orients the non-gerontologist about the importance of considering the entire life cycle of women within research designs and treatment plans
- Professors teaching courses in women's health will use slides and additional materials to structure lectures/courses; students will use slides as a unique resource to study for exams

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S HEALTH Chapter 1: Overview of Women's HealthChapter 2: The Influence of Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity on HealthChapter 3: Gender Issues in Women's Health Care SECTION 2: HEALTH CARE Chapter 4: The Impact of Access to Health Insurance Chapter 5: Shared Decision Making and the Use of Technology in Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter 6: Role of Alternative and Complementary Medicine SECTION 3: RESEARCH METHODS Chapter 7: Understanding Research Designs Chapter 8: Methodologic Issues in Studies of Women's Health Chapter 9: Gene-Environment Interaction Studies SECTION 4: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Chapter 10: Fetal Basis of Adult Diseases Chapter 11: Puberty and Adolescent Pregnancy Chapter 12: Menstruation and Menstrual Disorders Chapter 13: Women's Fecundability Chapter 14: Contraceptive Choices (include emergency contraception) Chapter 15: Induced Abortion Chapter 16: Infertility Chapter 17: Endometriosis Chapter 18: Uterine Leiomyomata Chapter 19: Assisted Reproductive Technologies Chapter 20: Pregnancy Chapter 21: Labor and Delivery Chapter 22: Maternal Morbidity Chapter 23: Sexual Health Chapter 24: Vulvadinia and Vulvar Conditions Chapter 25: Menopause Chapter 26: Hormone Replacement Therapy Chapter 27: Pelvic Floor Disorders Chapter 28: Hysterectomy SECTION 5: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES Chapter 29: Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Chapter 30: Syphilis Chapter 31: Bacterial Vaginoses, Trichomoniasis, and Candida Chapter 32: Genital Herpes Chapter 33: Human Immunodeficiency Virus & AIDS Chapter 34: Genital Human Papilloma Virus Chapter 35: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Chapter 36: Urinary Tract Infection Chapter 37: The Interrelationship of Reproductive Health and Sexually Transmitted Diseases  SECTION 6: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Chapter 38: Women in the Workforce (Jane Walstedt) Chapter 39: Multiple Roles and Complex Exposures: Hard-to-Pin-Down Risks for Working Women Chapter 40: Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace Chapter 41: Ergonomic Hazards Chapter 42: Occupation and Cancer Chapter 43: Indoor Air Pollution Chapter 44: International Perspectives Chapter 45: Evidence for the Role of the Environment in Women's Health Chapter 46: Environmental Exposures and Women's Reproductive Health Chapter 47: Environmental Exposures and Cancer SECTION 7: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Chapter 48: Violence Against Women Chapter 49: Social Class and Social Inequalities Chapter 50: Stress Chapter 51: Cigarette Smoking: Trends, Determinants and Health Effects Chapter 52: Nutrition, Weight, and Body Image Chapter 53: Substance Use and Abuse Chapter 54: Alcohol Use and Abuse SECTION 8: AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS Chapter 55: Rheumatoid Arthritis Chapter 56: Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 57: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Chapter 58: Asthma Chapter 59: Sjogren's Syndrome Section 9: Endocrinology and Metabolism Chapter 60: Metabolic Syndrome Chapter 61: Thyroid Diseases Chapter 62: Diabetes Chapter 63: Obesity SECTION 10: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN WOMEN Chapter 64: Overview of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Chapter 65: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Disease in Women Chapter 66: Hormonal Milieu and Heart Disease Chapter 67: Emotions and Heart Disease Chapter 68: Cerebrovascular Disease Chapter 69: Thromboembolism Chapter 70: Lipid Disorders SECTION 11: CANCER Chapter 71: Cancers in Women Chapter 72: Breast Cancer Chapter 73: Genetics of Breast Cancer Chapter 74: Breast Cancer Screening Chapter 75: Ovarian Cancer Chapter 76: Endometrial Cancer Chapter 77: Cervical Cancer Chapter 78: Cervical Cancer Screening Chapter 79: Lung Cancer Chapter 80: Colon and Rectal Cancers Chapter 81: Malignant Melanoma and other Skin Cancers Chapter 82: Cancer Prevention Programs SECTION 12: MENTAL DISORDERS Section Editor: Evelyn J.