The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth - Hardcover

Seaman, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786868538 ISBN 13: 9780786868537

Publisher: Hyperion Books, 2003

Synopsis

A women's health advocate takes a close-up look at the use of estrogen in treating menopausal women, debunking common myths about the use of hormones in preventing heart disease, osteoporosis, cancer, and other ailments; detailing estrogen's possible detrimental health impact; and explaining when estrogen is safe and potentially helpful. 100,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

One of the nation's most tireless health advocates, BARBARA SEAMAN (1935-2008) co-founded the National Women's Health Network and pioneered a new style of health reporting that focused on patients' rights. Her groundbreaking investigative book, The Doctor's Case Against the Pill (1969), prompted Senate hearings in the 1970s that led to a warning label on oral contraceptives and the drastic lowering of estrogen doses due to dangerous health effects. Dedicated to reaching a wide audience, Seaman wrote columns for Brides Magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, and Ms., inspiring women around the world to take control of their own health. Seaman was a founding advisory board member of and key advisor to Seven Stories Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0786868538
• ISBN 13: 9780786868537
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336