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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 by Carol Tavris and Avrum Bluming (2018, Hardcover)
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Important updates in this edition include: Evidence that demolishes the WHI’s claim that HRT causes breast cancer. A list of the WHI’s retractions of their original scare stories. Updated findings on estrogen’s benefits on heart, brain, bones, and longevity.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316481203
ISBN-139780316481205
eBay Product ID (ePID)242901355
Product Key Features
Book TitleEstrogen Matters : Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen's Health, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Publication Year2018
GenreHealth & Fitness, Medical
AuthorCarol Tavris, Avrum Bluming
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.9 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-939458
Reviews"How could one flawed scientific conclusion become a persuasive juggernaut that changed the practice of women's health worldwide? In their fascinating account, Bluming and Tavris challenge that conclusion and unpack the reasons for its remarkable impact."-- Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence
SynopsisA 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., HRT is the most effective treatment for all menopausal symptoms, not only the familiar hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia-which can last seven years or longer-but also heart palpitations, joint and muscle aches, headaches, bladder problems, sexual discomforts, and de pression, which many women do not realize are often signs of menopause as well. Women taking HRT live, on average, several years. longer than those not taking it. The same number of women die annually following osteoporotic hip fracture as die of breast cancer, and HRT can cut this risk in half. There is no current way to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia-except estrogen. Estrogen does not increase the risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer is not a disease, as some professionals believe, "of having too much estrogen in your body." Even breast cancer survivors may safely take HRT under a doctor's supervision, and it will not increase their risk of recurrence. Seven times as many women die of heart disease as die of breast cancer annually. In fact, heart disease, not cancer, is the leading cause of death among breast cancer survivors, and HRT can decrease that risk by 30 to 50 percent. There is no evidence to support the current medical advice to take HRT at the lowest dose for the shortest period of time. Book jacket., REVISED and UPDATED Edition, 2024: A compelling, "fascinating" (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."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. Now, Dr. Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr. Tavris, a social psychologist, reveal the true story of the WHI's efforts to distort their data to exaggerate unsupported claims of estrogen's harms. Important updates in this edition include: Evidence that demolishes the WHI's claim that HRT causes breast cancer. A list of the WHI's retractions of their original scare stories. Updated findings on estrogen's 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 estrogen's benefits, providing a light to guide women through this inevitable phase of life.
LC Classification NumberRG186.B59 2018
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- 01 Jul, 2023
Interesting, but not the most informative
An interesting read. It is kinda one sided and definitely a biased opinion for the estrogen taking community. I acknowledge the need for the book but feel it spent almost every chapter on proving wrong the previous ideas that estrogen was dangerous and too little time explaining the benefits. There was estrogen info but I would have liked a deeper explanation. Still recommend, but if you need more knowledge before beginning HRT treatment you need to also order additional content with more pros rather than bringing out so many cons (even tho trying to prove them wrong). Too negative focused, I guess is what I’m saying. This was highly recommended by my doctor and displayed in every room of their medical practice. So there is hope for those wanting to use hormone therapy. And while I am happy we have the choice in certain places rather than simply foregoing HRT due to biased studies in the past saying “no, too dangerous, we shouldn’t use it anymore” I feel this book exhausted that point.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Sep, 2021
Quality summary of many medical studies and wise advice from prominent doctor
This book provides information that every woman approaching menopause or older needs to read. At a minimum it can be a book to take with you to doctors who say "You don't need estrogen at your age."Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 27 Apr, 2022
Easy to read with compelling evidence on why "Estrogen Matters"
This book provides compelling evidence of why HRT and ERT matters, especially for post-menopausal women.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Jul, 2023
Important relevant information
Should be required reading for all women men are bee age 50 AND their doctors!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 May, 2024
Quick shipping!
Quick shipping!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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