Your Change, Your Choice [Hardcover]

Michael Dooley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 2004

The menopause is one of life's certainties -- what's less certain these days is how we might choose to approach it when it arrives. Until recently, HRT seemed to be the universal panacea. Now newer scientific evidence has begun to cast doubt on its efficacy and even its safety, and women everywhere are starting to rethink their options. But with a flood of conflicting messages from doctors and the media, trying to work out what the alternatives are, and what might be best for us is a headache in itself. Now this comprehensive and reassuring guide gives the answers. Top gynaecologist Michael Dooley and leading health journalist Sarah Stacey offer a unique integrated approach, combining lifestyle measures with medical and/or complementary therapies in a plan that's individually right for you. Providing the most up-to-date research on HRT and alternative therapies, they steer a clear and unbiased course through the research findings and opinions, and show you how to make an informed decision on the pathway that best suits you.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'In writing this important book Michael Dooley and Sarah Stacey have given women the power to make their own decisions about how they go through this adventurous but often difficult time.' -- Dr Mosaraf Ali, Integrated Medical Centre, London 20040301 'For many women, the menopause can seem like the end of being and feeling feminine. This clearly written book not only gives you all the medical facts about this stage of life, it tells you how to grow older happily and gorgeously. You can do it!' -- Barbara Daly, OBE 20040304 'I wish I had had this book years ago. Every woman with an interest in her menopause and how to manage any problems arising should read it. This is a book which will quite literally change people's lives, women and men alike.' -- Dr Kim Jobst, Visiting Professor in Healthcare and 20040304 'Scrupulously researched and full of invaluable use-right-now advice. A book that truly understands the menopause. Intelligent, encouraging, un-put-downable!' -- Kathryn Marsden 20040304

About the Author

Michael Dooley is a leading gynaecologist at the Dorset County Hospital and with his own clinic in London. Sarah Stacey is an award-winning journalist, TV producer, and bestselling author. She is Editor of YOU magazine's Wellbeing section and has worked on most leading UK newspapers, including the Daily Express as Health and Beauty Editor. Her books include FEEL FABULOUS FOREVER and THE BEAUTY BIBLE.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Mobius (June 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340828854
• ISBN-13: 978-0340828854
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,276,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars From negative to positive, July 7, 2004

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This review is from: Your Change, Your Choice (Hardcover)

Women frequently have a negative feeling towards the menopause - their childbearing years have passed and with them a perception of their youth, attractiveness and desirability. Combined with this they suffer the uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating side effects of hormonal changes. This book demonstrates how to not only overcome the night sweats, hot flushes, poor concentration, etc, that can be so distressing but also to enjoy the phase in their lives that sloughs off so many of the constraints of the past and gives them an insight into a happy and healthy future. Michael Dooley and Sarah Stacey write in a way that is informative and easy to understand and at the same time they display a joy of life that is so infectious it spills over onto the pages of this excellent book.