Male Practice - Robert S. Mendelson
Spotlight Reviews
Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D., a doctor ahead of his time! , November
23, 2004
Reviewer: Suza Francina "Suza Francina, author" (Ojai,
CA United States)
As a young mother I read and
reread Dr. Mendelsohn's first book, Confessions of a Medical
Heretic, which empowered me to listen to my instinct regarding
the health of my children. At midlife, I read Male Practice,
which further strengthened my ability to question conventional
wisdom and do my own health research. Women today can thank
medical heretics like Dr. Mendelsohn, who, in the early 1980's,
was among the first physicians to sound the alarm on the medicalization
of menopause. Male Practice warned women about the adverse
effects of Premarin--a substance derived from the urine of
pregnant mares. Dr. Mendelsohn also alerted women to the risks
of the most indiscriminately recommended surgical procedures--the
hysterectomy and the radical mastectomy. His observations on
the hazards associated with the use of Hormone Replacement
Therapy, including uterine cancer, blood clots, liver tumors
and high blood pressure, proved remarkably prophetic. The recent
Vioxx scandall only confirms what Dr. Mendelsohn and brave
souls like him have said for decades: the "cure" is
often worse than the disease. For anyone who feels shy about
questioning their doctor about the side effects of any drug
prescription, Male Practice will give you all the confidence
you need!
--Suza Francina, author, Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause
and The New Yoga for People Over 50.
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