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Minkin, Mary Jane, M.D. & Carol V. Wright. A Woman's Guide to Menopause & Perimenopause.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
* MINKIN, MARY JANE, M.D. & CAROL V. WRIGHT. A Woman's Guide to Menopause & Perimenopause. Yale Univ. Jan. 2005. c.416p. illus. index. ISBN 0-300-10435-9. pap. $18. HEALTH
In 2002, the National Institutes of Health ended the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) study that was part of the Women's Health Initiative after it was discovered that hormones--which were supposed to prevent heart disease and osteoporosis while relieving hot flashes and night sweats--actually increased the risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer. Minkin (obstetrics & gynecology, Yale Univ. Sch. of Medicine) and freelance writer Wright have revised and updated their 1996 work, …
