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 articlesProvides a common language for epidemiologists, public health practitioners, and women’s health specialists to discuss the behavioral, cultural, and biological determinants of women’s healthResearchers 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 chemopreventionOrients the non-gerontologist about the importance of considering the entire life cycle of women within research designs and treatment plansProfessors 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 Health Chapter 2: The Influence of Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity on Health Chapter 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. Bromet

Chapter 83: Mental Illness in Women

Chapter 84: Mood Disorders

Chapter 85: Anxiety

Chapter 86: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Chapter 87: Eating Disorders

Chapter 88: Addictive Disorders

SECTION 13: POORLY UNDERSTOOD CONDITIONS

Section Editor: Karen B. Schmaling

Chapter 89: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chapter 90: Fibromyalgia

Chapter 91: Chronic Headaches

Chapter 92: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Chapter 93: Interstitial Cystitis

Chapter 94: Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

Chapter 95: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Chapter 96: Food Allergies

SECTION 14: AGING

Chapter 97: Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality

Chapter 98: Osteoporosis

Chapter 99: Osteoarthritis and Other Musculoskeletal Diseases

Chapter 100: Urinary and Fecal Incontinence

Chapter 101: Sensory Impairment

Chapter 102: Eye Diseases and Coping with Vision Loss

Chapter 103: Dental Diseases

Chapter 104: Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Dementias

Chapter 105: Institutional Care and Caregiving

Chapter 106: Care at the End of Life

Chapter 107: Successful Aging

EPILOGUE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS