Sudden Menopause: Restoring Health and Emotional Well-Being [Paperback]

Debbie DeAngelo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 10, 2001

This book provides answers for women not quite at midlife who undergo menopause brought on by a hysterectomy, anorexia, chemotherapy, or a reaction to medication. Topics covered include hot flashes, emotional instability, osteoporosis prevention, and heart disease. Each subject is addressed medically and holistically, with a thorough description of coping options.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

There are many books about menopause. But to the woman whose menopause occurs unexpectedly, they may not be of much use. Sudden Menopause: Restoring Health and Emotional Well-Being is written for young women experiencing menopause due to hysterectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, medication, anorexia or other unusual causes. Nurse and women's health educator Debbie DeAngelo experienced menopause herself at 26, after ovarian cancer forced her to have both her ovaries removed. With supportive resolve and compassion, she offers guidance on the emotional and cognitive difficulties (short-term memory loss), as well as the potential physical problems (osteoporosis, heart disease) related to early menopause, and their treatment (nutrition, hormone replacement therapy, exercise). Appendixes include listings of helpful organizations and a bibliography of recommended reading.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hunter House; 1 edition (July 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897933257
• ISBN-13: 978-0897933254
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #771,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Be Misled - This Book is for EVERY Woman, August 31, 2001

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Lisa (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sudden Menopause: Restoring Health and Emotional Well-Being (Paperback)

I got this book because someone close to me was forced to undergo a hysterectomy at a very young age. Upon reading it, however, I discovered that I could learn as much from it as could any menopausal woman. The author includes a great deal of information that is useful for all women, everything from ways to address dry skin to nutritional concerns to infections. She offers non-traditional ways to address problems that women can try themselves, rather than just resorting prescriptions (although she does provide information on those). She includes "coping strategies" for the problems she identifies, and ends each chapter with bullet points from the chapter, which makes the material much easier to digest. She also ends the chapters with points to talk about with your doctor. Women who read this book will not only get health information but also tips on taking charge of their own health, and will no longer be satisfied with a doctor's dismissal of their very real conditions and concerns -- that might be the best result of all. I have recommended this book to every woman I know. Turns out that buying a book for
someone else was really buying a book for myself!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful, save your $$$, June 24, 2010

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DevilDogs (Mansfield, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sudden Menopause: Restoring Health and Emotional Well-Being (Paperback)

I was really looking forward to reading this book, as I am currently struggling with surgical menopause, however, this book is (in my opinion) a complete waste of money...$15 I will never see again.
Firstly this book was clearly published (back in 2001) before we had the data available to us today (2010) regarding the dangers and serious risks associated with HRT. This book, page after page after page advocates the use of HRT which for many of us who are in surgical menopause (due to serious illnesses and therefore forced to ride out menopause without pharmaceutical intervention) cannot follow.
I also found HUGE omissions in the information provided, again I would assume because studies over the past 10 years are light years ahead of the content of this book. For example, we know today that some of us must avoid black cohosh and soy products if we have venous problems, have had or are at risk of blood clots etc.. Taken at face value this book could do more harm than good. Oh, and some of my 'favorite' advice (NOT)in the book is the 'coping strategies' which a 5 year old could pick holes in...Let me see..."dress in layers so that you can shed your outer garments when a hot flash comes on..."...NOOOOOO, REALLY?????
Sorry folks but this book is outdated, poorly written and extremely disappointing....in fact it has made me so angry...I am having a hot flash as I write this!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for all......, October 25, 2001

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K. Howie "K. Howie" (Wilmington, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sudden Menopause: Restoring Health and Emotional Well-Being (Hardcover)

This book was a life saver - I have been looking for a book like this for a long time. I had a complete hysterectomy at 28 and couldn't find much to help me along with the sudden Menopause - this bok has explained so much - now I don't have to think I lost my mind - I realized I'm not alone in this and there a reason for what is happening to me not just "it will pass". I've recommended this book for friends who are still too be going through Menopause but will be someday and need to prepare - this book is a great way to do that.