Introduction |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Part I: The Main Facts about Menopause |
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Part II: The Effects of Menopause on Your Body and Mind |
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Part III: Treating the Effects |
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Part IV: Lifestyle Issues for Menopause and Beyond |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Conventions Used in This Book |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Part I: The Main Facts about Menopause |
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7 | (46) |
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9 | (8) |
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9 | (4) |
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Getting the terminology right |
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10 | (1) |
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Approaching the change: Perimenopause |
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11 | (1) |
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Menstruating no more: Menopause |
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12 | (1) |
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Getting past menopause: Postmenopause |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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Transitioning to Menopause |
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13 | (2) |
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14 | (1) |
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Calling in the professionals |
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15 | (1) |
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Seeing it through to the end |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Talking Biology and Psychology: Your Mind and Body on Menopause |
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17 | (14) |
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18 | (1) |
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Making the Menstrual Cycle and Hormone Connection |
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19 | (2) |
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Surveying the Role of Hormones |
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21 | (5) |
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Linking your brain and body |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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Understanding the Stages of Menopause |
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26 | (3) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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Fooling Mother Nature: Early Menopause |
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31 | (10) |
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32 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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Premature ovarian failure |
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33 | (1) |
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Coping with Sudden Change |
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34 | (2) |
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Knowing when you hit menopause |
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34 | (1) |
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Getting the help you need for your body and mind |
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35 | (1) |
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Prepping for Surgical Menopause |
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36 | (1) |
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Taking Advantage of Assisted Living |
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37 | (3) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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Finding Support: Birds of a Feather |
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40 | (1) |
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Getting In Sync with the Symptoms |
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41 | (12) |
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Kicking Things Off with Perimenopausal Symptoms |
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42 | (6) |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (2) |
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Visiting the Menopausal Symptoms |
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48 | (3) |
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Figuring out the physical facts |
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48 | (2) |
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Discovering that it's more than skin deep |
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50 | (1) |
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Understanding That It's Not Your Imagination |
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51 | (2) |
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Part II: The Effects of Menopause on Your Body and Mind |
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53 | (88) |
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The Business of Your Bones |
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55 | (24) |
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56 | (1) |
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Growing big bones and strong bones |
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56 | (1) |
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Understanding peak bone density |
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56 | (1) |
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Keeping Pace with Bone Reconstruction |
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57 | (3) |
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Making the calcium connection |
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58 | (2) |
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Recognizing the role of sex hormones |
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60 | (1) |
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Boning Up on Osteoporosis |
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60 | (6) |
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Linking osteoporosis and women |
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61 | (1) |
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Defining and diagnosing osteoporosis |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (3) |
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Preventing Osteoporosis by Managing Your Risk Factors |
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66 | (7) |
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Blaming your genes: Genetic factors and family background |
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67 | (1) |
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Reviewing your personal health history |
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67 | (2) |
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Looking to your lifestyle |
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69 | (4) |
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Finding Out Whether You Have Osteoporosis |
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73 | (3) |
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74 | (1) |
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Opting for another type of test |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (3) |
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Battling bone loss with medication |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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Getting a Handle on Heart Health |
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79 | (16) |
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Keeping Up with All Things Cardio |
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80 | (2) |
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Revealing estradiol's role in heart health |
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80 | (1) |
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Linking cardiovascular disease and the menopausal woman |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (5) |
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Breaking down the types of cholesterol |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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Regulating estrogen's role |
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84 | (1) |
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Connecting the dots between cholesterol and cardiovascular disease |
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85 | (2) |
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Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases |
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87 | (4) |
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Containing coronary artery disease |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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Holding off heart attacks |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Checking Out Your Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease |
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91 | (2) |
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Being Smart about Your Heart |
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93 | (2) |
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Weighing an ounce of prevention |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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Dealing with Vaginal and Urinary Changes |
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95 | (12) |
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Understanding the Normalcy of Vaginal and Urinary Changes |
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95 | (1) |
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Talking Shop with Your Doc |
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96 | (1) |
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Overcoming Vaginal Changes |
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97 | (2) |
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Understanding what vaginal atrophy is and what it isn't |
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97 | (1) |
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Looking at what less estrogen means for your vagina |
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98 | (1) |
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Doing something about vaginal atrophy |
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98 | (1) |
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Talking about Urinary Problems |
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99 | (8) |
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Getting a grip on types of urinary problems |
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100 | (1) |
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Tracking urinary-tract infections |
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101 | (1) |
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Covering interstitial cystitis |
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102 | (2) |
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Encountering incontinence |
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104 | (3) |
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Examining Your Skin and Hair on Menopause |
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107 | (8) |
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Getting the Skinny on Skin |
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108 | (4) |
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Making the skin and hormone connection |
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108 | (1) |
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Shining a light on the sun's dangers |
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109 | (3) |
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Preventing premature skin aging |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
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Losing it --- your hair, that is |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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Maintaining Your Sex Life Through Menopause |
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115 | (14) |
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Looking at Menopause and Your Libido |
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116 | (5) |
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Letting your feelings be your guide |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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Dealing with a lowered libido |
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118 | (3) |
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Talking Turkey about Testosterone |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (5) |
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Staying fertile after all these years |
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124 | (1) |
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Taking one more chance on the stork |
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125 | (2) |
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Taking the good with the bad |
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127 | (2) |
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Mental and Emotional Issues |
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129 | (12) |
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Understanding the Mental and Emotional Stresses of Menopause |
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130 | (1) |
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Finding the link to menopause |
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130 | (1) |
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Separating menopausal symptoms from psychological disorders |
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131 | (1) |
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Deciding Whether You're Depressed |
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131 | (2) |
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Understanding the differences |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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Dealing with the Head Games |
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133 | (3) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Straightening Out the Commotions with Your Emotions |
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136 | (5) |
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Feeling your way through the symptoms |
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137 | (1) |
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Understanding the physiology and getting relief |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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Part III: Treating the Effects |
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141 | (98) |
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The Basics of Hormone Therapy |
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143 | (18) |
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143 | (3) |
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145 | (1) |
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Preventing serious health problems with hormone therapy |
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145 | (1) |
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Ticking Through the Therapies |
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146 | (7) |
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Unopposed estrogen therapy |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (2) |
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Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) |
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151 | (2) |
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Prescribing Pills, Patches, and Pomades |
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153 | (3) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (3) |
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Synthetic versus natural hormones |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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Combinations of estrogen and progestin |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (2) |
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Understanding Hormone Therapy and Your Heart |
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161 | (12) |
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Meeting the Players: Hormones and Your Heart |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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The supporting actor: Progesterone |
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163 | (1) |
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The assistant: Testosterone |
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163 | (1) |
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Understanding the Difference Between Hormones and Hormone Therapy |
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163 | (2) |
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Using estrogen plus progestin |
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164 | (1) |
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Taking unopposed estrogen |
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165 | (1) |
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Identifying the Heart Disease Culprit |
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165 | (2) |
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Considering the age of menopause |
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165 | (1) |
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Factoring in other factors |
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166 | (1) |
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Skimming the Fat: Hormone Therapy and Your Blood |
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167 | (3) |
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167 | (1) |
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Cleaning out clots and clogs |
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168 | (2) |
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Oiling the Pump: HT and Your Heart |
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170 | (3) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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Checking Out Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer |
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173 | (12) |
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Beginning with Breast Basics |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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Taking Care of Your Breasts |
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175 | (1) |
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Examining your breasts every month |
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175 | (1) |
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Making time for mammograms |
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176 | (1) |
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Determining Estrogen's Role |
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176 | (1) |
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Checking the Link between HT and Breast Cancer |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (3) |
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Recognizing risks you can't control |
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179 | (1) |
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Recognizing risks you can control |
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180 | (1) |
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Using Hormones as Therapy |
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181 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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Reviewing the risks and benefits |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (2) |
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Reviewing Reproductive Cancers and Hormone Therapy |
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185 | (12) |
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185 | (4) |
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187 | (1) |
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Finding out for sure: Screenings and tests |
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187 | (2) |
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Determining the role of hormone therapy |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer |
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189 | (4) |
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191 | (1) |
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Finding out for sure: Tests |
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191 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormone therapy |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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Cancers Unaffected by Hormone Therapy |
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195 | (2) |
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Vaginal and vulvar cancers |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Considering Hormone Therapy and Other Health Conditions |
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197 | (12) |
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Dealing with Deep Vein Thrombosis |
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197 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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200 | (1) |
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Facing the Facts about Fibromyalgia |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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202 | (1) |
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Getting the Goods on Gallbladder Disease |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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203 | (1) |
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Thinking about Your Thyroid |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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Determining the role of hormones |
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207 | (2) |
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Making the Decision about Hormone Therapy |
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209 | (16) |
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Outlining Attitudes about HT |
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209 | (1) |
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Taking Everything into Consideration |
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210 | (2) |
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Weighing the Benefits and Risks of HT |
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212 | (2) |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (1) |
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Getting to the Heart of Cardiac Health |
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214 | (3) |
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Going along on estrogen alone |
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215 | (2) |
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Assessing Your Personal Risk |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Presenting the Options for Perimenopause |
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219 | (1) |
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Option 1: The lifestyle solution |
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219 | (1) |
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Option 2: The herbal solution |
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220 | (1) |
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Option 3: The HT solution |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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Recognizing Whether HT Is for You |
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221 | (4) |
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Deciding that HT may not be for you |
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221 | (1) |
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Thinking you may be ready for HT |
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222 | (3) |
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Taking an Alternate Route: Non-Hormone Therapies |
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225 | (14) |
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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Herbs |
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226 | (2) |
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Considering conventional concerns |
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227 | (1) |
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Seeking safety in herbal therapy |
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227 | (1) |
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Relieving Your Symptoms with Plants |
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228 | (5) |
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Cataloging herbal therapies by symptom |
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228 | (1) |
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Getting the scoop on individual herbs |
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229 | (4) |
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Getting Touchy about Acupuncture |
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233 | (1) |
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Soothing Symptoms with Mind-Body Therapies |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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Getting your yoga groove on |
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234 | (1) |
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Slip Sliding Away with Topical Treatments |
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235 | (1) |
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Offering Options for Bone and Heart Health |
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235 | (4) |
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Battling bone loss with medication |
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235 | (1) |
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Controlling cardiovascular disease |
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236 | (3) |
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Part IV: Lifestyle Issues for Menopause and Beyond |
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239 | (58) |
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241 | (20) |
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Eating to Promote Good Health |
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242 | (7) |
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Getting the right mix of nutrients |
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244 | (4) |
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248 | (1) |
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Eating to Prevent or Contain Problems |
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249 | (5) |
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251 | (2) |
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Pumping up your cardiovascular system |
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253 | (1) |
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Weighing in on the Weight Issue |
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254 | (7) |
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How much weight is too much? |
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254 | (2) |
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Eating to control body weight |
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256 | (5) |
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261 | (24) |
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Recognizing the Benefits of Exercise |
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261 | (5) |
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262 | (1) |
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Flashing less --- sleeping more |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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Keeping your heart healthy |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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Steering clear of colon cancer |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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Living long and prospering |
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265 | (1) |
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Focusing on Fitness Fundamentals |
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266 | (8) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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Scheduling fitness fun time |
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268 | (2) |
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Flexing through stretching |
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270 | (1) |
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Warming up and cooling down |
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271 | (3) |
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Exercises for Women with Osteoporosis |
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274 | (7) |
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Strengthening bones and toning muscle |
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275 | (5) |
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Adding balance to your routine |
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280 | (1) |
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Exercises to Protect Your Heart |
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281 | (4) |
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Working on and working up to heart health |
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281 | (1) |
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Walking for fun and fitness |
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282 | (3) |
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Enjoying a New Lease on Life |
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285 | (12) |
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Going from Menopause to Infinity |
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286 | (1) |
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Working and Playing Well with Others |
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287 | (3) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Retiring Gracefully (or Not) |
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290 | (2) |
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Taking care of your body on the job |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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Finding Your Spirit in Whatever You Do |
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292 | (3) |
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292 | (1) |
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Seeing things in a new light |
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293 | (2) |
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Living Happily Ever After |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (28) |
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Ten Menopause Myths Exposed |
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299 | (8) |
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You're Too Young to Be Menopausal in Your 30s and 40s |
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299 | (1) |
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Menopause Is a Medical Condition That Must Be Treated with Medicine |
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300 | (1) |
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Menopause Isn't a Disease, So There's No Need to See a Doctor |
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301 | (1) |
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You Lose the Urge to Have Sex after the Change |
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302 | (1) |
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Irregular Vaginal Bleeding Always Means Cancer |
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303 | (1) |
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Humps Accompany Old Age --- End of Story |
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303 | (1) |
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Only HRT Can Relieve the Symptoms |
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304 | (1) |
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Women Don't Need to Worry about Heart Attacks |
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304 | (1) |
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Most Women Get Really Depressed During Menopause |
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305 | (1) |
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You'll Break a Bone If You Exercise Too Hard |
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305 | (1) |
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A Blood Test Can Determine Whether You're Going Through Menopause |
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306 | (1) |
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Ten Medical Tests for Menopausal Women |
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307 | (6) |
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Pelvic Exam and Pap Smear |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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Fasting Blood-Glucose Test |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Ovarian Hormone Screening |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (2) |
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Ten Terrific Fitness Programs for Menopausal Women |
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313 | (6) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (2) |
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Ten Powerhouse Foods for Menopausal Women |
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319 | (6) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (2) |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (8) |
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335 | (8) |
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Fabulous Books about Menopause, Health, Fitness, and Related Issues |
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335 | (2) |
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Wonderful Web Sites for Women |
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337 | (3) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
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338 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse |
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338 | (1) |
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National Osteoporosis Foundation |
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339 | (1) |
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National Women's Health Information Center |
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339 | (1) |
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North American Menopause Society |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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Women and Cardiovascular Disease |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (3) |
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Women's Health Initiative |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study |
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341 | (1) |
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The Framingham Heart Study |
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341 | (2) |
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