Estrogen: Is It Right For You? Thorough, Factual Guide To Help You Decide

by Paula Dranov

Overview

Recent studies show estrogen increases the risk of breast cancer. Do you have to choose between healthy bones and healthy breasts— or can you protect both? Here is everything you need to know.

This indispensable guide is the only book to incorporate the latest studies on estrogen replacement therapy, objectively present the pros and cons, and provide you with all the facts you need to make an intelligent, informed decision.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780671781309
Publisher:	Touchstone
Publication date:	03/10/1993
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Paula Dranov is a Simon & Schuster author.

Editorial Reviews

Dranov points out that, even after weighing the pros and cons of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), ``the decision won't be easy. . . for many questions about estrogen replacement remain unanswered.'' Her book addresses many of the same questions raised in other books on this topic (Gretchen Henkel's Making the Estrogen Decision , LJ 10/1/92; Wulf Utian and Ruth Jacobowitz's Managing Your Menopause , LJ 7/90; and Ruth Jacobowitz's 150 Most-Asked Questions About Menopause , LJ 12/1/92) . Dranov explains the benefits and risks of ERT in straightforward language. She pays close attention to the risks of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer; heart disease; and osteoporosis. She also explores alternative therapies, the debate over the benefits and risks of adding progesterone, the various forms of estrogen, and surgical menopause (hysterectomy). Dranov's ``checklist of estrogen issues'' provides a list of health issues for readers to discuss with their doctor. Although she mentions specific articles from major medical journals in the text, the bibliography does not include these references, a potentially serious omission.-- Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn.

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