Is it hot in Here? Or is it Me?: The Complete Guide to Menopause - Hardcover

Wingert, Pat; Kantrowitz, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 076114370X ISBN 13: 9780761143703

Publisher: Workman Pub Co, 2006

Synopsis

It’s not your mother’s menopause. Some women live through it and never miss a beat. Others suffer so many symptoms— severe hot flashes, sleeplessness, mood swings—that they have trouble functioning. But what all women have in common is a need to know what to expect and how to understand this phase for its inherent promise: as a grand beginning to the second half of life.

By poring over the latest research, interviewing doctors and scientists, attending conferences, and talking to other women, Pat Wingert and Barbara Kantrowitz offer the everything-you-need-to-know guide to menopause. IS IT HOT IN HERE? OR IS IT ME? is accessible, comprehensive, practical, reassuring, scientific, and written in the lively, smart voice of friends helping friends.

First comes the overview: the beginnings of menopause, including why knowing if you’re actually in menopause can be so tricky; the stages of menopause and their typical duration; the role of hormones and the viability of hormone therapy; when and why to seek treatment, the risks involved, and a primer on pills, creams, patches, shots, and bioidenticals.

Then, at the heart of the book, two essential sections: “What You’re Feeling Now,” which offers the relief of solid information on the symptoms of your menopausal life—hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, bleeding, memory loss, and those inexplicable glitches in thinking that make you feel like a kid with ADD—plus the comfort of advice on what to do. And “Staying Healthy Forever,” a jam-packed guide to caring for your changing body: It begins by trusting your knowledge of yourself, then learning the things to do to ensure a long and healthy future, one in which you look your best and feel your best.

No matter what your path through menopause, the experience is one of great change: and now for this great change, great help.

About this title

Review:

"Dr. Spock for aging women... extremely well researched and presents cutting-edge science in a readable and comprehensive way. An excellent reference."- The North American Menopause Society. "Sympathetic, very readable, comprehensive... I highly recommend this excellent guide." - Isaac Schiff, M.D., Harvard Medical School. "Required reading for women wanting to maximize the second halves of their lives."- Wulf H. Utian, M.D., Ph.D., founder and executive director, The North American Menopause Society. "Bravo! This book should be a birthday gift for every 40-year-old (actually, probably earlier)."- Barb Malat, CPNP, PA-C, co-chair, Menopause and Hormone Therapy Committee, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals." --Barb Malat

From the Back Cover:

At last, a deeply optimistic guide to all the long, often mysterious years of menopause · the role of hormones and the controversy over hormone therapy · the truth about hot flashes . . . and how to deal with one in the middle of a meeting · the impact on sexuality and how to counteract that wavering libido. There are chapters on memory (how to protect it), moods (how to ride them out), and sleep (how to get what you need). And finally, why this period can be a natural springboard to staying healthy, feeling great, and looking beautiful for that next act in your life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Pub Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 076114370X
• ISBN 13: 9780761143703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 532