Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format: Book Author: Bluming, Avrum, author Title: 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. Publisher, Date: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2018. Description: 310 pages ; 22 cm Subjects: Menopause -- Hormone therapy Estrogen -- Therapeutic use Other Author: Tavris, Carol, author Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-302) and index. ISBN: 9780316481205 (hardcover) System Availability: 19 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 19 Control Number: 1691336 Call Number: 618.1/75 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 15 # System items in: 15 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Summary 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. Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Table of Contents Introduction: Who Killed HRT?p. 31Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?p. 172The "Change of Life" and the Quality of Lifep. 553Matters of the Heartp. 834Breaking Badp. 1055Losing and Using Our Mindsp. 1276Can Breast Cancer Survivors Take Estrogen?p. 1637Progesterone and the Pillp. 1958Debates, Decisions, and Final Lessons in the Case for HRTp. 211Afterwordp. 241Acknowledgmentsp. 243Notesp. 247Indexp. 303 Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
