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Estrogen matters : why taking hormones in menopause can improve women's well-being and lengthen their lives-- without raising the risk of breast cancer / Avrum Bluming, MD, and Carol Tavris, PhD.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316481205 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 310 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Menopause > Hormone therapy. Estrogen > Therapeutic use. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 618.175 Blu | 31681010115194 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
An award-winning oncologist and the psychologist author of Anger present a defense of hormone-replacement therapy that argues that faulty science is behind its fall from prominence as an effective treatment for the symptoms of menopause. 50,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Present a defense of hormone replacement therapy that argues that faulty science is behind its fall from prominence as an effective treatment for the symptoms of menopause. - Grand Central Pub
REVISED and UPDATED Edition, 2024:Â A compelling, âfascinatingâ (Robert Cialdini) defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and giving women the evidence they need to make informed decisions about their health.
"Estrogen Matters was my antidote to the misinformation surrounding menopause. This book should be the bible for every single person going through menopause.â?Naomi Watts
For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the medically approved way to alleviate menopausal symptoms (ranging from hot flushes to brain fog) and reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, and osteoporosis. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) announced, with national fanfare, that women taking HRT had an increased risk of breast cancer, women were scared off, and the treatment was abandoned.
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Now, Dr. Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr. Tavris, a social psychologist, reveal the true story of the WHIâs efforts to distort their data to exaggerate unsupported claims of estrogenâs harms. Important updates in this edition include:
Â- Evidence that demolishes the WHIâs claim that HRT causes breast cancer.
- A list of the WHIâs retractions of their original scare stories.
- Updated findings on estrogenâs benefits on heart, brain, bones, and longevity.
- A critical review of the alternative products and medications being marketed to treat symptoms of menopause.
A sobering and revelatory read, Estrogen Matters sets the record straight on estrogenâs benefits, providing a light to guide women through this inevitable phase of life. - HARPERCOLL
A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering women to make informed decisions about their health.
For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flashes to memory loss; reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and even extend a woman's overall life expectancy. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative announced results showing an uptick in breast cancer among women taking HRT, the winds shifted abruptly, and HRT, officially deemed a carcinogen, was abandoned.
Now, sixteen years after HRT was left for dead, Dr. Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr. Tavris, a social psychologist, track its strange history and present a compelling case for its resurrection. They investigate what led the public -- and much of the medical establishment -- to accept the Women's Health Initiative's often exaggerated claims, while also providing a fuller picture of the science that supports HRT.
A sobering and revelatory read, Estrogen Matters sets the record straight on this beneficial treatment and provides an empowering path to wellness for women everywhere.
