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.
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..
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.
Tavris, a social psychologist, track its strange history and present a compelling case for its resurrection.
Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr.
Now, sixteen years after HRT was left for dead, Dr.
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.
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.
For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle.
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
