PSYC 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Growth Hormone, Prostate
16 Nov 2017
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Hormones: human growth hormone (hgh) declines, sex hormone decline. Identifiable signs of the climacteric: female climacteric- decrease in fertility, average 47-52, misconceptions, estrogen replacement therapy (ert, study of wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s health across the (cid:374)atio(cid:374) (cid:894)swan(cid:895) Perimenopause: hormone-related changes in the body, as early as 10 years before menopause. Reproduction after menopause: age of mother a controversial issue, egg donation, advantages, more responsible, more money, career in place. Better equipped to deal with baby care, health concern: disadvantages, greater risk for chromosomal abnormalities, greater chance of miscarriage after 40, difficulties conceiving, hypertension, diabetes. Male menopause: male climacteric, enlargement of the prostate gland. Middle age and sexuality: sexual activity does not fade away for most middle age adults, middle-aged adults have more freedom for sexual enjoyment. Health in middle age: health concerns become increasingly important, some adults are particularly susceptible to chronic diseases, arthritis, diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure) The worries of adulthood: health worries outnumber financial worries in middle adulthood.
