《hormone of desire, the》是1999年Random House US出版的圖書,作者是Susan Rako。
基本介紹
- 書名:hormone of desire, the
- 作者:Susan Rako
- 出版社:Random House US
- ISBN:9780609803868
內容簡介
This is the book you've been hearing about! Dr. Susan Rako hasbrought her groundbreaking message about the miraculous benefits oftestosterone--the female hormone--to women and physicians aroundthe world via Oprah!, Dateline NBC, the New York Times, theCongress on Women's Health, and the Today show, among others.Dr. Rako is at the forefront of the research into testosteronereplacement therapy, educating women and their doctors about theessential role testosterone plays in a woman's sexual and physicalwell-being.Millions of women experience a traumatic loss of sexual desireduring menopause. Dr. Rako's breakthrough research has brought tolight the fact that the female body produces significant amounts oftestosterone that are crucial to the healthy functioning of everywoman's libido--linking decreased testosterone levels at the onsetof menopause to diminished sex drive--as well as to the health ofher bones and heart.In this revised and updated edition, Dr. Rako introduces crucialnew information that points to the need for adequate levels oftestosterone as a key factor in protecting women from heart attackand stroke. The Hormone of Desire has become the standard-bearerfor a new age of women's health, giving women and their doctors theopportunity to make informed decisions.