DR. SUSAN LOVE, M.D. She is known as the "breast doctor" because of her writings and research on the subject, but her new book (with, Karen Lindsey) "Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book" (Random House) concerns menopause. In the book she addresses the symptoms, medication, and questions some women face when approaching this life phase. Love is a breast surgeon and an adjunct associate professor of clinical surgery at UCLA and is the director of the Santa Barbara Breast Cancer Institute. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).T.B.A.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPYOn today's Fresh air -- former Clinton appointee PETER EDELMAN resigned as the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation because of his disapproval of the President's welfare-reform bill. He talks with Terry Gross about his reasons for resigning. Also, DR. SUSAN LOVE, M.D. talks about the estrogen controversy, the symptoms accompanying menopause, and how to make decisions on it all. She has a new book "Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book" that addresses women's concerns on the subject. That's coming up on Fresh Air.
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