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.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316481203
- ISBN: 9780316481205
- Physical Description: 310 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-302) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Who killed HRT? -- Does estrogen cause breast cancer? -- The "change of life" and the quality of life -- Matters of the heart -- Breaking bad -- Losing and using our minds -- Can breast cancer survivors take estrogen? -- Progesterone and the pill -- Debates, decisions, and final lessons in the case for HRT. |
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| Subject: | Menopause > Hormone therapy. Estrogen > Therapeutic use. Estrogen. |
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- 3 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett County Main Library | 618.175 Blu (Text) | 33630004572975 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | 618.1 BLU (Text) | 33557004214912 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 618.175 B (Text) | 31781065090951 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/09/2025 |
| Haywood County Main Library | 618.175 Bluming (Text) | 33115007662603 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Troutman Branch Library | 618.175 BLU (Text) | 33114018040725 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/02/2025 |
| Walkertown Branch | 618.175 B (Text) | 0112522163172 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/19/2025 |
