Estrogen Matters by Avrum Bluming

Estrogen Matters by Avrum Bluming

A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering readers 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 estrogen replacement, 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.

Anger and The Mismeasure of Woman are two publications by CAROL TAVRIS, a social psychologist, professor, and author. She's written for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Scientific American, and a variety of other publications on psychological themes. She is a member of the editorial board of Psychological Science in the Public Interest and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

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ISBN 13	9780316481205
ISBN 10	0316481203
Title	Estrogen Matters
Author	Avrum Bluming
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Little, Brown & Company
Year published	2018-09-04
Number of pages	304
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