| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 482 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [421]-461) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Section 1 : Are you going through menopause? -- 1. Flashing back : a brief history of menopause -- 2. At first glance : perimenopause, beginnings and ends -- 3. Seeing red : Excessive bleeding, menorrhagia, and perimenopause -- 4. "Is it hot in here, or is it just your?" : hot flashes, night sweats, and other things that keep you up at night -- 5. The science of sleep : night sweats, wakefulness, and getting some shut-eye -- 6. Getting it on as you get on : menopause, aging, and sexuality -- 7. The swing versus the slump : menopause, mood, and depression -- 8. The secret hystery : the truth about hysterectomy and oophorectomy -- 9. Down under : vaginal and reproductive health as you age -- |
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Section 2 : Menopausal approaches -- 10. The world is flat : the new and changing role of hormone therapy in menopause -- 11. Menopause, naturally? : What we know about the Wild West of natural, alternative, and bioidentical menopause medicine -- 12. The skinny on menopausal weight : is gain really just part of the change? -- 13. Minding your peas and caveats : menopause nutrition and eating healthfully in the second half of life -- 14. Change of pace : menopause and exercise -- Section 3 : The pause -- 15. Mindful menopause : memory, cognition, and Alzheimer's disease -- 16. Loving the skin you're in : skin, hair, and midlife beauty -- 17. The great pretender : thyroid disease and menopause -- 18. Taking heart : menopause and heart disease -- 19. Close to the bone : osteoporosis, bone density, and menopause -- 20. The golden bowl : incontinence and menopause -- |
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Section 4 : Meno-politics -- 21. Male menopause : how the other half changes -- 22. Half the sky : menopause around the world -- Afterword : becoming a no-nonsense patient : a crash course in the basics of health literacy -- Notes -- Index. |
| Summary |
Barbara Seaman, a legendary figure in the women's health movement, and Laura Eldridge have written a comprehensive, easy-to-use resource that will give you all the information you need to make smart and informed decisions that will put you in control during this time of transition--medically, psychologically, sexually, and even financially. With the latest research on everything from hormone replacement therapy to skin creams to preventing osteoporosis, this is the definitive manual. You'll find out which changes are expected and natural and which can be a cause for concern; how hormonal shifts can affect your heart, your sex life, and your mood; and what you can do to address these issues. Perhaps most important, you'll learn how to evaluate what you read in magazines, hear on the news, and are told by your doctor, so you can distinguish between solid facts and dubious claims.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Menopause -- Popular works.
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| Added Author |
Eldridge, Laura.
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| ISBN |
9780743276788 hardcover |
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0743276787 hardcover |
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