The medical establishment failed to protect women from the risks of hormone therapy from "summary" of The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women by Barbara Seaman
The medical establishment was supposed to protect women from harm. However, when it came to hormone therapy, they failed miserably. For decades, women were prescribed hormone replacement therapy without being properly informed of the risks involved. Doctors assured them that taking estrogen would not only alleviate menopausal symptoms but also prevent heart disease and osteoporosis. Unfortunately, these claims were based on flawed research and biased interpretations of data. As a result, millions of women were put at risk of developing serious health issues such as breast cancer, heart attacks, and strokes. The medical establishment failed to acknowledge the potential dangers of hormone therapy, choosing instead to prioritize the pharmaceutical industry's interests over women's health. Even when studies began to emerge linking hormone therapy to adverse effects, the medical community was slow to change its recommendations. Women continued to be prescribed estrogen without fully understanding the consequences. It wasn't until the Women's Health Initiative study was abruptly halted in 2002 that the dangers of hormone therapy were finally brought to light. In the wake of this revelation, many women felt betrayed by the medical establishment. They had trusted their doctors to provide them with accurate information and safe treatments. Instead, they were left to deal with the consequences of a medical experiment that had gone terribly wrong. The failure of the medical establishment to protect women from the risks of hormone therapy serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of questioning authority and advocating for one's own health.
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