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Perimenopause - Preparing for the Change: A Guide to the Early Stages of Menopause and Beyond
The symptoms associated with menopause can begin fifteen years prior to the onset of menopause. During that early stage, called perimenopause, many women experience bewildering symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, irregular menstrual cycles, sleeping disorders, and what some describe as "PMS all month." Perimenopause has often been ignored in the past, and even the medical community is just becoming aware of its widespread presence in pre-menopausal women. Given that fact, it is wise to learn as much as possible about this process.
In a jargon-free, reader-friendly style, Perimenopause—Peparing for the Change
• What perimenopause is, when it occurs, how to diagnose it, and what it means
• Symptoms and solutions and natural versus medicated treatments
• stress relief, weight control, excercise, diet, and nutrition
• Finding the right doctor and what to expect during an office visit
• Fertility and infertility
• Psychology, sexuality and perimenopause
• Talking with other support groups and how to tell if you need them
• The pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
In order to be proactive in your health care you need to educate yourself. Menopause may have once changed women. But, when informed, women can change menopause.
About the Authors
Nancy Teaff, M.D., is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. As a female infertility specialist, she saw a need for more information on menopause.
Kim Wright Wiley is the best-selling author of Walt Disney World with Kids . She is a contributing editor to Working Mother magazine and writes regularly for Family Fun , Parents and Parenting magazines.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
In a jargon-free, reader-friendly style, Perimenopause—Peparing for the Change
• What perimenopause is, when it occurs, how to diagnose it, and what it means
• Symptoms and solutions and natural versus medicated treatments
• stress relief, weight control, excercise, diet, and nutrition
• Finding the right doctor and what to expect during an office visit
• Fertility and infertility
• Psychology, sexuality and perimenopause
• Talking with other support groups and how to tell if you need them
• The pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
In order to be proactive in your health care you need to educate yourself. Menopause may have once changed women. But, when informed, women can change menopause.
About the Authors
Nancy Teaff, M.D., is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. As a female infertility specialist, she saw a need for more information on menopause.
Kim Wright Wiley is the best-selling author of Walt Disney World with Kids . She is a contributing editor to Working Mother magazine and writes regularly for Family Fun , Parents and Parenting magazines.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published October 24, 1994
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March 17, 2021
Not the most exciting book to read, but it did have lots of helpful information. It's sometimes just comforting to know that what you're experiencing is "normal," no matter how abnormal it feels.
October 15, 2009
As I approach Perimenopause, I've been reading as many books as I can on the subject so I know what's going to happen and what I can do to relieve the symptoms. This book has been a great help. It explains what will happen and why it is happening. There's a handy list of symptoms of Perimenopause and solutions to these symptoms. There's a list of what routine checkups a woman should have at certain ages. Hormone Replacement Therapy is discussed as well as natural remedies for those who don't want to go the HRT route. The book also has chapters on the four major diseases women face as they age and how they can help prevent the diseases through weight control, diet, and exercise. Fertility and Infertility is discussed at length as is sexuality and Menopause. There's a chapter on how to find the right doctor and a very helpful chapter with examples of what some women went through during Menopause.
This was a very informative book. I can't say I'm looking forward to Perimenopause, but at least now I know what's going to happen. There were many charts that I found helpful, especially the ones showing the risk factors for Breast Cancer, Alzheimer's, Heart Disease and Osteoporosis. Scary stuff but good to know. The list of symptoms of Perimenopause was also helpful.
The one qualm I have about this book is that it was written in 1999 and discusses HRT as being more risk free than recent studies have shown. The authors have already revised the book once and I'm hoping they put out a third edition discussing the study results.
This was a very informative book. I can't say I'm looking forward to Perimenopause, but at least now I know what's going to happen. There were many charts that I found helpful, especially the ones showing the risk factors for Breast Cancer, Alzheimer's, Heart Disease and Osteoporosis. Scary stuff but good to know. The list of symptoms of Perimenopause was also helpful.
The one qualm I have about this book is that it was written in 1999 and discusses HRT as being more risk free than recent studies have shown. The authors have already revised the book once and I'm hoping they put out a third edition discussing the study results.
January 3, 2017
My husband found this book for me at a library book sale. I learned a lot from this book, even though some of the information was outdated (such as HRT). I'd love to read a revised/ updated edition if there is one.
I liked how the authors organized the chapters and wrote in a casual style. No medical jargon and easy to understand. 3+ stars for that.
I liked how the authors organized the chapters and wrote in a casual style. No medical jargon and easy to understand. 3+ stars for that.
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