The new menopause : navigating your path through hormonal change with purpose, power, and facts / Mary Claire Haver, MD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haver, Mary Claire, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menopause--Popular works.

Menopause.

Menopause--Treatment--Popular works.

Medical Subjects:

Menopause.

Genre:

Nonfiction.

Popular works

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

xiv, 304 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Rodale Books, [2024]

Summary:

"Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not! This is the empowering approach to self-advocacy that pioneering women's health advocate Dr. Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause. A comprehensive, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman's needs: From changes in your appearance and sleep patterns to neurological, musculoskeletal, psychological, and sexual issues, a comprehensive A-Z toolkit of science-backed options for coping with symptoms. What to do to mediate the risks associated with your body's natural drop in estrogen production, including for diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and weight gain. How to advocate and prepare for annual midlife wellness visits, including questions for your doctor and how to insist on whole life care. The very latest research on the benefits and side effects of hormone replacement therapy. Arming women with the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of their lives, The New Menopause is sure to become the bible of midlife wellness for present and future generations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Letter to the reader. (Part one: The story of menopausal medicine): It's not all in your head

The complicated past and confusing nature of menopause treatment

A seismic shift occurs

Together we are changing the change. (Part two: Getting to know menopause (or, Everything your doctor forgot to mention about menopause)): The three end stages of reproductive change: perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause

What is happening to your body during menopause

Everything you wanted to know about hormone therapy

Preparing for your appointment. (Part three: Symptoms and solutions): The daily behaviors that contribute to menopause health

The menopause tool kit : a symptom-based resource section. Helpful menopause resources

Appendix A: Updated statements and stats on the use of menopausal hormone therapy

Appendix B: The menopause symptom scoring sheet (the Greene scale)

Appendix C: Hot flash diary/symptom journal

Selected references

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Haver, Mary Claire (Medical doctor). New menopause

ISBN:

9780593796252

059379625X

OCLC:

1395887376