Description
Book SynopsisEvery woman experiences the menopause in different ways, so you need to know what to expect in order to help yourself. This book explains the various stages of the menopause, including the perimenopause, and helps you understand how it can affect your body and your emotions.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: The Main Facts about Menopause 7
Chapter 1: Reversing Puberty 9
Chapter 2: Talking Biology and Psychology: Your Mind and Body During Menopause 19
Chapter 3: Getting in Sync with the Symptoms 31
Part II: The Effects of Menopause on Your Body and Mind 43
Chapter 4: Boning Up on Your Bones 45
Chapter 5: Taking Heart 69
Chapter 6: Making Sense of Vaginal and Urinary Changes 85
Chapter 7: Surveying Surfaces and Sinuses: Your Skin, Hair, and Nasal Cavities 97
Chapter 8: Spicing Up Your Sex Life 103
Chapter 9: Thinking through Mental and Emotional Issues 117
Part III: Treating the Effects 127
Chapter 10: Homing in on Hormone Replacement Therapy 129
Chapter 11: Focusing on HRT and Your Heart 149
Chapter 12: Balancing HRT and Breast Cancer 161
Chapter 13: Talking About HRT and Other Cancer Risks 175
Chapter 14: Revealing the Links between HRT and Other Health Conditions 187
Chapter 15: Making the Decision about HRT 199
Chapter 16: Taking an Alternative Route: Non-Hormone Therapies 221
Chapter 17: Treating Common Menopause-Related Conditions without Hormone Therapy 233
Part IV: Lifestyle Issues for Menopause and Beyond 241
Chapter 18: Eating for The Change 243
Chapter 19: Focusing on Fitness 261
Part V: The Part of Tens 287
Chapter 20: Exposing (More than) Ten Menopausal Myths 289
Chapter 21: Meeting More Than Ten Medical Tests for Menopausal Women 297
Chapter 22: Running Through Ten Terrific Fitness Programmes for Menopausal Women 303
Part VI: Appendixes 309
Appendix A: Glossary 311
Appendix B: Resources 319
Index 325
