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The M Word: Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause
“Dr Kaye is the mate who’s always got your back, she knows her stuff and tells you exactly how it is” SARA COX
The complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, by Dr Philippa Kaye, with a foreword by Vanessa Feltz
Menopause is the last taboo. But it does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, of work, or of feeling like who you used to be.
With modern treatments and evidence-based knowledge, no woman need suffer or “just about” manage. You are still who you are – let’s celebrate that. Let’s get informed and get empowered to make our own choices about our symptoms, our treatments, our minds and our bodies.
The M Word covers everything from understanding symptoms to managing relationships to which treatments really work. Discussing HRT as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this fully updated edition of the bestselling book will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause.
Topics covered
Hot flushes and other physical symptoms
Psychological symptoms
Sex, libido and contraception
HRT and other treatments
Lifestyle changes
Health after the menopause
And much more!
Written in a positive, uplifting and light-hearted style, with plenty of quotes from real women, this book shows you how to not just survive, but thrive through the menopause, letting you remain you.
The complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, by Dr Philippa Kaye, with a foreword by Vanessa Feltz
Menopause is the last taboo. But it does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, of work, or of feeling like who you used to be.
With modern treatments and evidence-based knowledge, no woman need suffer or “just about” manage. You are still who you are – let’s celebrate that. Let’s get informed and get empowered to make our own choices about our symptoms, our treatments, our minds and our bodies.
The M Word covers everything from understanding symptoms to managing relationships to which treatments really work. Discussing HRT as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this fully updated edition of the bestselling book will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause.
Topics covered
Hot flushes and other physical symptoms
Psychological symptoms
Sex, libido and contraception
HRT and other treatments
Lifestyle changes
Health after the menopause
And much more!
Written in a positive, uplifting and light-hearted style, with plenty of quotes from real women, this book shows you how to not just survive, but thrive through the menopause, letting you remain you.
338 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 12, 2023
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November 24, 2025
Essential reading for all women. We are taught about starting periods at school but not about ending them. This book should be a mandatory read for all women on turning 40. Wish I read it before symptoms of perimenopause started so I didn't think I was going insane.
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