Yet another definitive work on menopause by someone who thinks going thru it qualifies them to expound on the subject to other women with the presumption that the rest of us don't have a clue. This someone, Ellen Dolgen, thinks ""vagina is such an awkward medical term" and so, in her book, decides to call it a "shmirshky" hence the charming title of "Shmirshky: Think Inside the Box". What can we say? How about Vagina, Vulva, Labia, Clitoris, Hymen, Mon Pubis, Cervix, Fallopian tubes, Ovaries? Not to mention... »
BHRT
Will you, won’t you use HRT?
There is quite a deal of criticism emerging about the finding of the WHI published in 2002. The outcome of that study was a severe reduction in HRT usage based on the risk associated with breast cancer and cardiovascular disease and stroke. Many now feel that view may have been skewed due to a number of factors. One aspect related to that is the age of the subjects. ... »
Are you confused about HRT? Well so is everyone …
The recent Forbes report entitled the Hormone Dilemma 7 April 2009 sheds a little light on HRT but we're not completely out of the dark. Touting HRT as "anti-aging" more than a treatment for menopausal symptoms, the report states prior to its bad press in 2002, one-third of American women over 50 were being prescribed combination progestin-estrogen hormone therapy. This subsequently dropped to... »
Why BHRT? Why not simply the Pill?
Ever since Oprah pulled the camera back so we could see her in her full glory, the issue on the table has become not so much weight loss as menopause induced hormone imbalances. In 2005, Hormone Replacement Therpy (HRT) became a dirty word after studies revealed it could have negative repercussions for some people in regard to cardiovascular disease. It was considered that that... »