Screaming to be heard
Subtitle: hormone connections women suspect and doctors still ignore
By: Elizabeth Lee Vliet.
Edition: Completely rev. and expanded.
Publisher: M. Evans and Co.; M. Evans & Company
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 639
Subjects: Estrogens -- popular works; Endocrine Glands -- popular works; Women's Health
Genres: popular works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Screaming to be heard! listening to women's voices; title: 2. Hormones: a guide to your body cycles; title: 3. Hormones and the brain; title: 4. Hormones of pregnancy and stress: progesterone and cortisol; title: 5. The big question: has anybody seen my estrogen?; title: 6. Testosterone amd [sic] DHEA: the forgotten women's hormones; title: 7. The persnickety p's: PMS, PCOS, premature menopause, perimenopause, and postpartum depression; title: 8. Is it chronic fatigue, "yeast", or perimenopause?; title: 9. Estrogen and memory: the words escape me; title: 10. Migraines and hormonal headaches; title: 11. Fibromyalgia, aches, and pains: the estrogen factor; title: 12. Interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, and leaky bladders; title: 13. Estrogen and your heart: not just a menopause problem; title: 14. Breast cancer: controversies and risks you aren't told, options to explore; title: 15. Hormone therapy: facts and fallacies; title: 16. Complementary medicine: making "holistic" medicine whole; title: 17. Fat to fit: making healthy lifestyle changes for all ages; title: 18. Osteoporosis: a case for preventive medicine; title: 19. Patient and physician: imperative agendas in women's health for the 21st century; title: 20. Take charge! creating your journey to optimal health.