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Marcia Jones (Author), Theresa Eichenwald MD (Author)
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For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback) November 15, 2002
As baby boomers hit their late forties and fifties, women are entering menopause in record numbers. Soon, for the first time in history, there will be more women beyond menopause than have yet to go through it. Yet, amazingly, getting reliable, practical information about menopause isn’t easy. Usually the only information you’re likely to find is in the glossy brochures from pharmaceutical companies scattered around your gynecologist’s waiting room. If you’re really persistent, you can hunt down an article or two in medical journals, but it’s a safe bet that you’ll be sound asleep long before you find straightforward answers even to one of your practical questions.

Whether you’re going through the change, have already been there, or are about to start off down that road, you’ll find the information you need in Menopause For Dummies. In plain English, it covers all the health issues and therapy choices that confront women during the menopausal years. It helps y ou:

  • Put menopause in perspective
  • Understand how it can affect your body, emotions ,and libido
  • Evaluate your risk of disease
  • Know all your therapy options
  • Make sense of the hormone therapy debate
  • Ask intelligent questions and discuss your alternatives with you doctor
  • Make smarter life-style choices
  • Live a long, healthy life

Menopause For Dummies gives you accurate, up-to-date information from the most credible sources, including the latest medical studies, without a lot of technical jargon. You get straightforward advice and guidance on:

  • Recognizing the signs of menopause
  • Preventing and treating osteoporosis
  • Cardiovascular disease and menopause
  • Vaginal and urinary changes during menopause
  • The effects of menopause on your skin, hair, and nasal cavities
  • Menopause and your sex life
  • Hormone therapy and heart disease, breast cancer, and other cancers
  • Alternative therapies
  • Menopause and good nutrition
  • The benefits of exercise during menopause

Menopause is not a disease, and it doesn’t have to be a harbinger of accelerated aging and declining health. Menopause For Dummies gives you the information you need to take charge of your menopause and make this transition as comfortable and healthy as possible.



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Get the latest on hormone replacement therapy

Find out how to handle hot flashes and prevent bone loss

This reassuring guide explains the various stages and helps you understand how menopause can affect your body, your emotions, and your libido. It evaluates all your options – including hormone therapy – and shows you how to make smarter lifestyle choices to live a long, healthy life.

The Dummies Way

  • Explanations in plain English
  • "Get in, get out" information
  • Icons and other navigational aids
  • Tear-out cheat sheet
  • Top ten lists
  • A dash of humor and fun

About the Author

Marcia L. Jones, PhD, has been a freelance writer for more than 18 years.

Theresa Eichenwald, MD, is an internist with extensive experience in caring for menopausal women.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 354 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764554581
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764554582
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,565,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent resource for treatment options info, June 21, 2003
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I bought another book that gave a thorough explanation about menopause and it's symptoms, but this book did an excellent job of covering the many treatment options available. The alternative treatments were covered in this book better than any other information I have read. In spite of all the menopause treatment web sites, books, & articles I have been reading for 2 years, I was not aware of the effects phytoestrogens have on women who have not had a hysterectomy. This is something more women need to be aware of!
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 1 of 3 useful books, see my two-page memorandum, guys need to know this stuff!, August 14, 2005
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No one book was able to satisfy my research needs, and I ended up writing a two page memo that combined description with prescription in drawing out the best information across all three books (copy posted to OSS.Net Library under Reference). I deeply regret that I did know look into this ten years ago--both men and women need to understand this stuff before they hit 40. A great deal of emotional misunderstanding could be avoiding if *both* men and women absorbed this knowledge early on. Of the three books, this is the middle one in terms of utility and ease of use. The other two books that I recommend are Colette Bouchez, Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause: Health, Beauty, and Lifestyle Advice for the Best Years of Your Life (2005, the most time-consuming to read, but also the most up to date with some real gems of knowledge), and The Menopause Survival Guide: Surviving the Change of Life which is the shortest and also the best starting point.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Menopause for Dummies, February 27, 2003
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This book helped explain the mysteries of the process my mother is going through right now and what I will go through in the future. It was helpful knowing that there are alternatives to hormone therapy and also measures I can take to help prepare me for Menopause. The author did a great job of eplaining the important information in terms that I could understand and remember. I like that there was humor placed at important parts to help reiterate the fact that this process isn't the end of the world and won't have to be as bad as some people make it sound.
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"You've come a long way, baby" seems like a recurring slogan for baby boomers. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
continuous combination therapy, hormone therapy regimen, using hormone therapy, combination hormone therapy, perimenopausal symptoms, unopposed estrogen therapy, taking hormone therapy, peak bone density, medical folks, annoying symptoms, fluctuating hormone levels, conjugated equine estrogen, estrogen levels drop, vaginal atrophy, cholesterol profile, active estrogen, greater your risk, lower estrogen levels
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United States, Wiley Publishing, National Institutes of Health, The Effects of Menopause, Body Mass Index, Making the Decision, Nasal Cavities, Skimming the Fat
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