List Price: $10.95
Amazon Price: $8.76
Average Customer Rating: 
(27 reviews)
Editorial Review: "Turning thirty years of medical and cultural wisdom on its head, Sex, Lies, and Menopause challenges both the medical establishment and modern feminists to prove that menopause does not have to be deadly. In this revolutionary work -- a landmark that signals the true beginning of feminist medicine -- a doctor, a philosopher, and a scientist prove that by postponing marriage and motherhood, women have accelerated the aging process, resulting in earlier menopause and, ultimately for thousands, earlier death. Sex, Lies, and Menopause, T. S. Wiley, Julie Taguchi, M.D., and Bent Formby, Ph.D., offer strong evidence that the use of synthetic hormones leads to cancer and advise women to turn to natural hormone-replacement therapy -- derived from plants, not drugs -- to help them elevate their estrogen level for greater energy, libido, and intellectual capacity.
Provocative, empowering, and scientifically sound, Sex, Lies, and Menopause addresses...
Customer Reviews:
0 of 0 found this review helpful:
Women of all ages....Listen up!!!, 2007-10-28
This could be one of the most important books you will ever read! I would suggest every woman read it, read it again and read it again until you understand it...it is quite complicated and in depth, but could help you save your own life...then take what you learn with you to your own Doctor and you will be quite shocked how little "they" know about "your" body. You will have to do the work here. When you discover the lies women have been told about everything from "biological clocks" to "menopause is just a natural stage we go through" you will be outraged! I will never again be the same after reading this book . That is how profoundly it has changed my life. Yes, some of the advice is very hard to follow in todays world, but at least you will be armed with the "truth" and nothing but good can come out of that...Please, please I implore every woman to read this book..when you actually get to menopause you will wish you had had this book years earlier. I cannot stress enough how it is not just for women in menopause, but for every female. This is what you always "knew in you gut" to be true. The depth of this work is mind blowing. We owe these people who did all this research a huge THANK YOU !!
20 of 32 found this review helpful:
Poorly done, 2005-10-17
While purporting to expose "the shocking truth about hormone replacement therapy," Sex, Lies, and Menopause is poorly written, even incoherent at times, and only adds to the confusion about HRT. The book is poorly researched, hard to read and contains glaring inaccuracies. In short, I found this book a real disappointment, especially during such a trying time in a woman's life.
19 of 21 found this review helpful:
Menopause...do your research!!!!!, 2005-07-22
Ladies....how many of your friends have been diagnosed with cancer...how many of your daughters take birth control pills...female cancer is an deadly epidemic and this book will tell you why it has happened and what to do.
Ms Wiley has written a great book on the overview of the BIG LIE that American medicine has (and still is) telling women.Any Dr who suggests synthetic hormones has NO CLUE and you need to RUN out of his/her office. Each woman has a different menopausal experience and if yours is not good then read Wiley's book and Dr Uzzi Reiss's book "Natural Hormone Balance for Women".
I had read over 20 books and knew I needed help, but had difficulty finding a Dr who was more interested in fixing my health than endangering it with HRT. If you want to find a Dr who can really help and prescribe just for your needs, contact the Women's International Pharmacy...go to Google and type it in...they are GREAT...they will send a list of physicians in your state who work with women to re-establish health and balance...women who have no problems with menopause have had low estrogen levels all their lives, so the loss is not as great and the symptoms are minimal.
Do yourself a favor....if you KNOW you are not yourself and are tired of feeling all the odd things menopause brings...take control of your health..find a proper Dr., do saliva tests,hair analysis,and blood tests and find out what is causing your problems! It is not an easy fix, but you will find out what your body needs to feel good again and not endanger your life...you can greatly improve the quality of your life and possibly save your daughters from real danger as they age as well. GOOD LUCK!
15 of 19 found this review helpful:
No Lies. Good Info, 2005-07-03
Great book that helped me go for bioidentical hormones. I've now been on them six months and plan to say on them as I feel young and sexy. Before reading this I knew that the horse-derived pharmaceuticals were a problem. Wiley also let me know that diet changes using soy aren't the answer. I'd give this book 5 stars except for the weird chapter titles. Couldn't figure out what they meant. But otherwise the book is clear and makes its point well.
22 of 28 found this review helpful:
Great book!, 2005-06-24
Regardless of what your prior knowledge might have been on the subject of menopause, you will find this book extremely informative. It is a must read. Forget what you think you know about natural hormones - such as what can be bought online or at health food stores. This book goes beyond the courageous Dr. John Lee's books.
Most of what we know about hormones comes from the scientific and medical professions. But so much of the research is either based on incomplete or faulty information. Many conclusions and recomendations for treatment are based on this lack of information. In recent years we have all been on a roller coaster - one day hormones are on, and we must take more, the next day they cause cancer and need to be suppressed. It's enough to make your hair fall out! The Woman's Health Initiative has done some research that has again caused many to jump to conclusions. From those conclusions there have been some scary extrapolations. Most of the research on hormones was not done using bioidentical hormones. That means most of the hormones used were a synthesis of mare's urine. (Yes pregnant horse urine is what you are taking if you are using traditional synthetic hormones.)
In a nutshell this book asserts that hormones should be applied using not only natural bioidentical hormones, but applied in the exact way and amount that they are made in the body of a young,healthy reproductive woman.
The book also illustrates the connections between hormones and heart attacks cancer. Synthetic hormones probably cause cancer but the lack of hormones may cause heart attacks. Though there are other books on bioidentical hormones, such as Suzanne Somers new book "The Sexy Years", I do not know of one that advises their application in this manner or goes this far.
You may have many ideas about hormones and aging or you may have no information. This book tells you why no information on this subject can be deadly. There are so many implications involved in this kind of hormone replacement therapy; issues pertaining to our youth-crazed culture, sexuality, religion, spirituality and the authority of the medical and pharmaceutical professions. This book addresses all of them.
Susan Wiley has put together all of the relevant research on hormones and her honest look at the scientific and medical community is sobering. Yet she manages to maintain her sense of humor, which you will feel as you turn the pages. This is a brave book and all of the people involved should be applauded for putting their proffesional necks on the line. If you are in your twenties, if you are approaching menopause or past menopause, or if you have had a partial or full hysterectomy' or yep even if you are a man, this book is for you.
In the interedst of full disclosure
I am repeating this review from my website http://www.marlasapothecary.com
Since putting the review up on my site I found a homone specialist who was also excited about this book. I have now been on this protocol for a year. I feel great, I look great (At least I think so) , I would recommend it to anyone and I do.
Marla S Wilson holistic health care advocate.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
