The role of hormone replacement therapy in the control and prevention of osteoporosis is widely recognized, but less well appreciated - though of perhaps equal importance - is its role in the amelioration of the aging effects of the menopause on the female urogenital system. This important new book provides a truly expert assessment of the value of estrogen therapy in this respect. The contents includes: The effect of urogenital aging on women, Symptoms, signs and assessment of vaginal atrophy, Hormone receptors in the urogenital tract, The effect of estrogens on urogenital atrophy, Urinary tract infections, Urgency and frequency syndromes, Stress incontinence, Sexual function, Bowel disorders. It also discusses estrogen administration and the role of SERMS. This book will, therefore, be regarded as a highly significant contribution to current knowledge and good therapeutic practice.