The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy: How to Break Free from the Medical Myths of Menopause

By National Women's Health Network

Just Say No to America's Number-One Drug Menopause is not a disease.So why are millions of American women taking a drug for this natural body process? The widespread popularity of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a triumph of marketing and advertising over science. Although HRT and estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) can help some women with certain menopause-related problems, the benefits have been oversold to women and their health care providers. There is no scientifically valid evidence that estrogen prevents heart disease, colon cancer, or Alzheimer's. Nor is there any evidence that it keeps you looking younger, preserves your sex drive, or enhances your memory. However, HRT does carry the risk of serious side effects, including certain cancers. Should you be taking such risky drugs to help you get through menopause?The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy,written by the National Women's Health Network, will help you decide. Inside, you'll discover: ?The risks of hormone replacement therapy ?How to talk to your doctor about HRT ?The truth about hormone therapy and osteoporosis ?Natural alternatives to relieve perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms ?And much more This sensible health guide gives you the tools you need to make an informed decision that's best for you and your body. "A balanced review of the hazards and potential benefits of hormone therapy after menopause." -Graham A. Colditz, M.D.,professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761534784
• ISBN13: 9780761534785
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.4" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Finally, the Honest Truth

"The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy" is a great new book presenting clear information that is free of pharmaceutical company influence. It has confirmed my long-held suspicions that HRT is NOT the magical cure it has been sold as, and that, indeed, it is a potentially dangerous medical intervention. I am a Yale trained Certified Nurse-Midwife, and I have found "The Truth" to be a tremendous help to me in my practice, and a wonderful resource to my patients who are post-menopausal and who are considering hormone replacement therapy. In all of my training and career, I have encountered a vast array of approaches and opinions regarding HRT, including a great disparity among each one of the midwives and doctors in my practice. I have always felt uncomfortable prescribing HRT, not knowing what the long-term health consequences could be for my patients. HRT seemed too much like a "silver bullet" for what is an extremely normal process in the lives of women. I (and my patients) have always been hungry for unbiased and up to the moment information to help women as they make decisions around the time of menopause. The National Women's Health Network has done all women a tremendous service in the crafting of this outstanding resource. I appreciate "The Truth" because it unflinchingly exposes the effect that pharmaceutical advertising has upon healthcare providers and their patients. Hormone replacement therapy as a "triumph of marketing over science, and advertising over common sense" pretty much says it all. It is the first scientifically based book that clarifies the TRUE risks and benefits of HRT. This book takes it's rightful place alongside "The New Our Bodies, Ourselves" as an essential reference for women who are experiencing menopause. With over 550 scientific references, this reader-friendly book is a crucial read for all women over the age of 35 and their healthcare providers.