Female and male climacteric: Current opinion, 1978

1 Sociology and anthropology of the menopause.- 2 Psychology of the menopause.- 3 The ageing ovary.- 4 The climacteric syndrome.- 5 Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian relationships around the menopause.- 6 Effects, side-effects, and dosage schemes of various sex hormones in the peri- and post-menopause.- 7 Oestrogen and progesterone receptors.- 8 Metabolic changes due to menopause and their response to oestrogen.- 9 Clotting factors and oestrogen replacement therapy.- 10 The endometrium in the menopause.- 11 Management of the patient, including the high-risk patient.- 12 The male climacteric.- Other communications.