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Title Our bodies, ourselves : menopause / the Boston Women's Health Book Collective ; with a preface by Vivian Pinn.

Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2006]
©2006
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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  618.1 OUR    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  618.175 OUR    Storage
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  618.175 OUR    Check Shelf
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 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  618.175 OUR    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  618.175 O    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  618.175 PINN    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  618.175 OUR    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  618.175 OU7    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  618.175 OUR    Check Shelf

Description xi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-320) and index.
Contents Preface / Vivian W. Pinn -- Introduction -- Approaching menopause -- 1. Understanding our menopause experiences -- 2. Making health care decisions -- A transition and its challenges -- 3. What's happening in our bodies -- 4. Sudden and early menopause -- 5. Hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disturbances -- 6. Vulvovaginal changes -- 7. Hormone treatment -- Changing selves, changing relationships -- 8. Body image -- 9. Sexuality -- 10. Family life and the workplace -- Taking care of ourselves -- 11. Emotional well-being and managing stress -- 12. Eating well -- 13. Staying active -- Health concerns -- 14. Uterine and bladder health -- 15. Memory and mood -- 16. Bone health -- 17. Heart health -- 18. Cancers -- 19. Other health concerns -- Knowledge is power -- 20. The politics of women's health -- 21. Finding our power, organizing for change -- Resources -- Authorship and acknowledgments -- About the contributors -- Disclosures -- Index.
Subject Menopause -- Popular works.
Middle-aged women -- Health and hygiene.
Middle-aged women -- Attitudes.
Menopause -- Popular Works.
Women's Health -- Popular Works.
Women -- psychology -- Popular Works.
Middle Aged.
Added Author Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
ISBN 0743274873
9780743274876
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