Estrogen Matters
Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer (2024 Revised and Updated Edition)
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Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Every woman should read this!
I find it appalling that so many of us who have survived breast cancer have been deprived of the benefits of HRT. No discussion whatsoever with any of my treating physicians about even considering HRT because of its benefits throughout my breast cancer journey which began in the mid 90’s at age 45. As I look at the data presented in this book (and I do have background in reading medical clinical trials), I am appalled at the conclusion the investigators arrived at in the WHI. I want to cry over the fact that I am now at a severe risk of fracture from osteoporosis even though I have religiously taken bisphosphonates, calcium and Vitamin D over the years. Might my story be different? Vaginal atrophy has become an ever worsening problem. Might that story be different? I have already had precancerous polyps in the colon. Might that story be different? My brother, as an Ob/Gyn was the only person who encouraged me to consider HRT, but I was at a major medical center in Chicago and surely all of those prestigious doctors knew best when I questioned them. I am now beyond the window of treatment, but those behind me could greatly benefit from this knowledge.
Worth reading to understand the science!
The book gives all the details on clinical studies to prove that HRT is worth considering. I feel that many women in my generation, generation X, are missing the boat. There are some many benefits from HRT and the word hasn’t gotten out as it should.
Estrogen Matters
This book should be mandatory reading for women of any age and for men who care about any woman.
I am a retired physician who specialized in breast disease for more than 40 years and never read a more organized and conclusive evaluation of estrogen and hormone replacement therapy.