Hormones and Your Health: The Smart Woman's Guide to Hormonal and Alternative Therapies for Menopause

Many women are at a loss when it comes to charting their best course through menopause--but you don't have to be

Connecting recent scientific evidence among hormones, sexuality, bone and cardiovascular health, memory, surgery, and breast cancer, Dr. Cutler explains how valuable good HRT regimens are to your longevity and general health and how to improve your vitality with diet, exercise, and hormonal and alternative therapies that work.

"Excellent job reviewing the many issues relating to perimenopause and menopause. . . . Your chapter on fibroids will be very valuable to consumers. The text is easy to follow, the illustrations are beautifully clear, and the references are excellent." --John J. Sciarra, M.D., Ph.D., past president, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

"What impressed me most were the passionate commitment to rigorously conducted research and the clarity with which the results were presented so any intelligent woman can understand them." --Regula Burki, M.D., FACOG, gynecological surgeon and menopause specialist

"Dr. Cutler dispassionately reviews and synthesizes the available literature to craft scientifically sound recommendations that can be used to optimize the quality of women's health." --Elizabeth Genovese, M.D., FACOEM, FAADEP

"A welcome reference for my patients and others interested in women's health. Readable, informative, and concise. Long overdue." --Millicent Zacher, D.O., FACOG, Thomas Jefferson University

Author: Winnifred Cutler
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 04/01/2009
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.49w x 1.15d
ISBN: 9780470289020

About the Author

Winnifred B. Cutler, Ph.D., a respected scientific researcher credited with having codiscovered human pheromones in the 1980s, is the founder of the Athena Institute for Women's Wellness (www.AthenaInstitute.com). Dr. Cutler and her work have been featured in publications such as Time, the New York Times, and Self and on television programs such as Good Morning America and 20/20. She has authored or coauthored eight books, including Menopause, Hysterectomy, and Love Cycles.