Veteran health investigator Sandra Coney presents compelling evidence that how we perceive menopause is shaped and, in large measure, distorted by those who have transformed this natural process into a wildly lucrative enterprise. Coney examines the true motivations behind the medical industry's highly publicized depiction of the hardships of menopause. National TV and radio tour.
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"The justification for interfering in well people's lives must be firmly established before it is acted upon," Coney states in her exploration of one of the hot topics of the '90s. With baby boomers reaching menopause, the author contends that modern medicine sees this as another area of life to be managed by an establishment steeped in negative stereotypes of menopausal women. Menopause, she says, is a natural part of life, not an illness, and it doesn't necessarily require medical intervention. A New Zealander involved in women's health issues for many years, Coney (Hysterectomy) examines menopause, osteoporosis, hormone replacement therapy and cervical and breast cancer screening programs, charting "medicine's discovery of the midlife woman." She shows that some medical interventions have been widely promoted before "the risks and drawbacks have been fully resolved"-a strategy she calls into question. This is a serious examination of many of the important health issues faced by midlife women, not a pop guide to getting through. Quotes from medical literature and from her many interviews illustrate and personalize her thesis. Photos.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Originally published in New Zealand, this book offers a unique view of menopause. Unlike Germaine Greer's The Pause (LJ 9/15/92), which addresses the broad social issues, and Eileen Nechas and Denise Foley's Unequal Treatment: What You Don't Know About How Women Are Mistreated by the Medical Community (LJ 4/1/94), which discusses the general medical neglect of women, Coney focuses on the way physicians and pharmaceutical manufacturers have changed menopause from a natural life transition into a disease requiring treatment. By labeling midlife women as estrogen-deficient, these professionals can intervene to prevent the consequences, necessitating medical visits, tests, and hormone therapy. The author notes that most women experience no difficulty with menopause and that the risks of osteoporosis and heart disease are exaggerated while those of long-term hormone replacement are understated. Illustrations from drug advertisements support her thesis. A fascinating book; highly recommended for all collections.
Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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In the 1990s it is Sally, Helen, and Lynne, aged in their forties and fifties, who are most at risk of being bestowed with a disease by their physicians. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unopposed therapy, menopause industry, screening coverage, midlife woman, abnormal cell changes, midlife women, women using estrogen, wart virus infection, vasomotor effects, hormone users, estrogen users, preventing fractures, screening for osteoporosis, mammographic screening, menopausal syndrome, cervical screening, preventing bone loss, menopause clinics, feminine forever, abnormal smears, used estrogen, menopausal woman, low bone density Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Depo Provera, United States, Robert Wilson, John Studd, Chelsea Hospital, Jean Coope, Swedish Two Counties, Wulf Utian, Mayo Clinic, Ayerst Laboratories, Bruce Ettinger, Family Planning Association, National Cancer Institute, Robert Greenblatt, Robert Lindsay, United Kingdom, Wendy Cooper, National Women's Hospital, New England Journal of Medicine, Pat Kaufert, Oxford University, Professor Skegg, Rosetta Reitz New!
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unopposed therapy, menopause industry, screening coverage, midlife woman, abnormal cell changes, midlife women, women using estrogen, wart virus infection, vasomotor effects, hormone users, estrogen users, preventing fractures, screening for osteoporosis, mammographic screening, menopausal syndrome, cervical screening, preventing bone loss, menopause clinics, feminine forever, abnormal smears, used estrogen, menopausal woman, low bone density Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Depo Provera, United States, Robert Wilson, John Studd, Chelsea Hospital, Jean Coope, Swedish Two Counties, Wulf Utian, Mayo Clinic, Ayerst Laboratories, Bruce Ettinger, Family Planning Association, National Cancer Institute, Robert Greenblatt, Robert Lindsay, United Kingdom, Wendy Cooper, National Women's Hospital, New England Journal of Medicine, Pat Kaufert, Oxford University, Professor Skegg, Rosetta Reitz New!
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- A Modern Approach to the Perimenopausal Years (New Developments in Biosciences ; No. 2) by Renate Heithecker on 9 pages
- Women and the Crisis in Sex Hormones by Barbara Seaman on 9 pages
- Hormone Replacement Therapy by Malcolm Whitehead on 9 pages
- Feminine Forever by Robert A. Wilson on 5 pages
- Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich on 4 pages
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- The Estrogen Alternative: A Guide to Natural Hormonal Balance by Raquel Martin on 4 pages
- Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in Modern America by Judith A. Houck in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Empowering Women: Every Womans Guide to Successful Living by Louise L. Hay on page 78, and Back Matter
- Revisioning Women, Health and Healing: Feminist, Cultural and Technoscience Perspectives by Adele E. Clarke on page 38, and page 352
- Empowering Women: Every Woman's Guide to Successful Living by Louise L. Hay on page 78, and Back Matter
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