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 HEALTHChapter 1: Overview of Women's HealthChapter 2: The Influence of Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity on HealthChapter 3: Gender Issues in Women's Health CareSECTION 2: HEALTH CAREChapter 4: The Impact of Access to Health InsuranceChapter 5: Shared Decision Making and the Use of Technology in Diagnosis and TreatmentChapter 6: Role of Alternative and Complementary MedicineSECTION 3: RESEARCH METHODSChapter 7: Understanding Research DesignsChapter 8: Methodologic Issues in Studies of Women's HealthChapter 9: Gene-Environment Interaction StudiesSECTION 4: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHChapter 10: Fetal Basis of Adult DiseasesChapter 11: Puberty and Adolescent PregnancyChapter 12: Menstruation and Menstrual DisordersChapter 13: Women's FecundabilityChapter 14: Contraceptive Choices (include emergency contraception)Chapter 15: Induced AbortionChapter 16: InfertilityChapter 17: EndometriosisChapter 18: Uterine LeiomyomataChapter 19: Assisted Reproductive TechnologiesChapter 20: PregnancyChapter 21: Labor and DeliveryChapter 22: Maternal MorbidityChapter 23: Sexual HealthChapter 24: Vulvadinia and Vulvar ConditionsChapter 25: MenopauseChapter 26: Hormone Replacement TherapyChapter 27: Pelvic Floor DisordersChapter 28: HysterectomySECTION 5: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESChapter 29: Gonorrhea and ChlamydiaChapter 30: SyphilisChapter 31: Bacterial Vaginoses, Trichomoniasis, and CandidaChapter 32: Genital HerpesChapter 33: Human Immunodeficiency Virus & AIDSChapter 34: Genital Human Papilloma VirusChapter 35: Pelvic Inflammatory DiseaseChapter 36: Urinary Tract InfectionChapter 37: The Interrelationship of Reproductive Health and Sexually Transmitted Diseases SECTION 6: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHChapter 38: Women in the Workforce (Jane Walstedt)Chapter 39: Multiple Roles and Complex Exposures: Hard-to-Pin-Down Risks for Working WomenChapter 40: Reproductive Hazards in the WorkplaceChapter 41: Ergonomic HazardsChapter 42: Occupation and CancerChapter 43: Indoor Air PollutionChapter 44: International PerspectivesChapter 45: Evidence for the Role of the Environment in Women's HealthChapter 46: Environmental Exposures and Women's Reproductive HealthChapter 47: Environmental Exposures and CancerSECTION 7: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHChapter 48: Violence Against WomenChapter 49: Social Class and Social InequalitiesChapter 50: StressChapter 51: Cigarette Smoking: Trends, Determinants and Health EffectsChapter 52: Nutrition, Weight, and Body ImageChapter 53: Substance Use and AbuseChapter 54: Alcohol Use and AbuseSECTION 8: AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERSChapter 55: Rheumatoid ArthritisChapter 56: Multiple SclerosisChapter 57: Systemic Lupus ErythematosusChapter 58: AsthmaChapter 59: Sjogren's SyndromeSection 9: Endocrinology and MetabolismChapter 60: Metabolic SyndromeChapter 61: Thyroid DiseasesChapter 62: DiabetesChapter 63: ObesitySECTION 10: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK INWOMENChapter 64: Overview of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular DiseaseChapter 65: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Disease in WomenChapter 66: Hormonal Milieu and Heart DiseaseChapter 67: Emotions and Heart DiseaseChapter 68: Cerebrovascular DiseaseChapter 69: ThromboembolismChapter 70: Lipid DisordersSECTION 11: CANCERChapter 71: Cancers in WomenChapter 72: Breast CancerChapter 73: Genetics of Breast CancerChapter 74: Breast Cancer ScreeningChapter 75: Ovarian CancerChapter 76: Endometrial CancerChapter 77: Cervical CancerChapter 78: Cervical Cancer ScreeningChapter 79: Lung CancerChapter 80: Colon and Rectal CancersChapter 81: Malignant Melanoma and other Skin CancersChapter 82: Cancer Prevention ProgramsSECTION 12: MENTAL DISORDERSSection Editor: Evelyn J.