The Menopause Industry: How the Medical Establishment Exploits WomenHealthy women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s have become a commodity to be exploited for commercial gain. They are being targeted by pharmaceutical companies, medical manufacturers, and doctors with products and services to sell. They are asked to mistrust their own bodies and to rely instead on medical procedures and drugs. Sadly, as menopause has grown into a money-making enterprise, the truth about what happens naturally during this time has been lost. Many women don't know who to believe or what to do. Should you have hormone replacement therapy? What are the side effects? What percentage of women actually develop osteoporosis or breast cancer? Do you really need cervical screening or a hysterectomy? |
Contents
Preface by Paula B DoressWorters | 9 |
The Medicalization of Midlife | 18 |
The Fabulous Midlife Woman | 40 |
The Construction of the New Menopause | 60 |
Will the Real Menopause Please Stand Up | 81 |
What Really | 100 |
The Meaning and Marketing | 126 |
Preventing Bone Loss and Fractures | 148 |
All Roads Lead to Hormones | 182 |
Mostly Good News About Hormones | 212 |
The NotSoGood to Bad News About | 249 |
The Business of Breasts | 274 |
All About Cervixes | 305 |
Final Thoughts | 328 |
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The Menopause Industry: How the Medical Establishment Exploits Women Sandra Coney No preview available - 1994 |
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