| Description |
xiv, 503 pages : illustrations, ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The history of natural medicine -- Anatomy -- Menstruation and the menstrual cycle -- Hormones -- Maintaining hormonal balance -- Prostaglandins -- Adolescence -- The menstruating years -- Menopause -- When things go wrong. The usual suspects -- Heavy menstruation -- Erratic bleeding -- Amenorrhoea and oligomenorrhoea -- Period pain -- Endometriosis and adenomyosis -- Ovarian cysts -- Setting it right. Food for health -- Phyto-oestrogens -- Herbs -- Drugs and surgery |
| Summary |
WOMEN, HORMONES AND THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE is a comprehensive and practical explanation of menstrual problems and their treatment, from adolescence to menopause. Ruth Trickey gives a range of treatment options for each complaint, including orthodox medicine, surgery and natural therapies. Where possible, her focus is on natural remedies, from simple lifestyle changes to complex herbal prescriptions |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gynecology -- Popular works.
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Hormones.
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Menstrual cycle.
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Women -- Health and hygiene -- Menstrual cycle -- Hormones
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Gynecology.
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Hormones.
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Menstrual Cycle.
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Menstruation.
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Plants, Medicinal -- therapeutic use
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Women's Health.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| LC no. |
00001348 |
| ISBN |
1864485256 |
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