Menopause and Perimenopause March Update
From: Roberta Speyer (roberta.speyer@obgyn.net)
Thu Mar 25 06:09:24 1999
Dear OBGYN.netters,
Our Menopause and Perimenopause Special Section has just been updated for
the month of March.
You can view this update at http://www.obgyn.net/meno/meno.htm
Under Announcements:
OBGYN.NET advisor, Dr. James Daniell, and his partner Dr. Ted Anderson,
will be performing a live laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy over the
internet on the web site America's Health Network on Tues. March 30 at 8AM
central USA time.
Annual Meeting 1999 by North American Menopause Society
09/23/99-09/25/99 New York (Hilton & Towers), NY USA
International Congress on Menopause by International Menopause Society
10/17/99-10/21/99 Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama Japan
Volunteers are still needed for a Survey on the Use of Testosterone in
Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women.
------------------------------------------------------
The Featured Case Presentation this month is on Breast Cancer and Hormone
------------------------------------------------------
Replacement Therapy by Ronald Barentsen, MD OBGYN.net Menopause and Hormone
------------------------------------------------------
Replacement
Therapy Correspondent and Chair of the Menopause EAB
----------------------------------------------------
Under Featured Articles for March we have
----------------------------------------------------
--
----------------------------------------------------
Menopause by Bradley G. Goldberg, M.D
Chalk up another one for estrogen replacement in menopausal women by Dr.
Philip Suarez
-----------------------------------------------------
March Special Feature is:
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
>From the Library of our sponsor Cook Ob/Gyn a Realvideo presentation titled
Needle Bladder Neck Suspension, performed by Shlomo-Raz, M.D.
------------------------------------------------------
Our Monthly Columns for March are:
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
Ask The Experts - This month questions are answered by Marshall (Mark)
Smith, Jr, MD
and the topics are:
I'm 49, perimenopausal and on combined est/prog (0.5 estrace daily and 5
cycrin days 1-10).....
What can you do for vaginal dryness aside from KY jellies? Is there a
vitamin you can take?
I have probably a stupid question, but I have to ask it any way. I'm 61 yrs
old, I'm taking
hormones, premarin and provera, I have a slight period every once in a
while. My question is, can I still get pregnant?
I am a 43 year old woman who was experiencing bleeding in between my
menstrual cycle...
I am 46, and had an endometrial ablation about 5 years ago to stop severe
menstrual bleeding...
The Basics of Gynecology: what every woman should know - a month column by
Paul D. Indman, MD, this month features: Hysterectomy will ruin my sex
life. Orgasm will never be the same!
Dr Smith's Menopause Frequently Asked Questions column, this month covers
the topic:
Doctor, can I still get pregnant?
Productive Times, a monthly column by Judith A. Norris, has as this month's
topic:
Rekindling Romance at Mid-Life
Our Ask Dr Ackerman monthly column this month featured this question:
This is a difficult subject to write to you about, but I must. Since my
change of life over the past several years, my desire to be intimate with
my husband has just about disappeared. It's ruining our marriage. Can you
give me any advice on this subject?
-------------------------------------------------------
This month's Hot Finds on the Net is Better Health-Menopause Profiles.
-------------------------------------------------------
This sites offers excellent information for both patients and medical
-------------------------------------------------------
professionals
-------------------------------------------------------
New Links this Month are:
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
HRT Patient Info
Clinical Information
Patient Information
Other Collections
-------------------------------------------------------
Under News and Articles, our topics are:
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
Menopause May Mask Thyroid Disease
Low Fat Intake Reduces Serum Estradiol Levels In Pre- And Postmenopausal
Women
Even at menopause, fitness can reduce the risk of heart disease,
osteoporosis, and diabetes -- yet only 38% of women over age 19 exercise
regularly.
Information on Pelvic support surgery
---------------------------------------------------------
Under Don't Miss
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
Endometrial Brush Biopsy
I.U.M.C. Endometrial Sampler
Compiled by: John A. Maksem, MD, Chief of Pathology at Mercy Hospital
Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Edited by: Liang-Che Tao, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine
As you can see, we have a full update with wonderful new information, so
please drop by the
Menopause and Perimenopause special section located at
http://www.obgyn.net/meno/meno.htm
Roberta Speyer
Publisher OBGYN.net
mailto:roberta.speyer@obgyn.net
