How to treat a menopausal woman: a history, 1900 to 2000.
Over the course of the 20th century, physicians had a variety of hormonal treatments to offer their menopausal patients. This paper traces the development and deployment of these therapies, which ranged from desiccated ewe ovary to the modern estrogen replacement therapy. In addition, this paper demonstrates that women often medicated themselves at menopause, turning perhaps to Lydia Pinkham's vegetable tonic or the more modern Change-O-Life elixir. Finally, this paper discusses the larger societal approaches to eliminating menopausal symptoms.
Houck
Judith A
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Center of Excellence in Women's Health, Meriter Hospital, 202 S. Park Street, Madison, WI 53715, USA. jahouck@facstaff.wisc.edu
D000818:Animals; D003890:Desiccation; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000266:history; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010053:Ovary
D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol