pt. I. How did all this happen?

Introduction I. Smart doctors, foolish forecasters

1. On the path to Premarin

2. Fountain of youth or Golden Fleece?

3. How has Premarin fared in the United States, and who was Robert Wilson?

4. A daring program to keep women young

5. Crazy people in America

6. Censorship, class-action lawsuits, and dangerous off-label prescription drugs

7. Madeline Gray : when nature throws the book at the menopausal woman

8. Poison by prescription

9. Ladies' night out

10. If the truth be told

11. Alice keeps busy and the FDA comes through

pt. II. What do we know now?

Introduction II. Between a rock and a hard place

12. Getting to the heart of the matter : estrogen, heart disease, and the triumph of suggestion over science

13. Health in the balance : understanding bones, bone loss, and new methods of osteoporosis prevention and treatment

14. Losing our minds to hormones : the premature prescribing of estrogen for Alzheimer's disease

15. And bear in mind, swimming in the sea of estrogens

Appendix. Over the menopausal rainbow.