The menopause book
Subtitle: the complete guide : hormones, hot flashes, health, moods, sleep, sex
By: Pat Wingert and Barbara Kantrowitz ; foreword by Bernadine Healy, M.D., former director, National Institutes of Health ; medical illustrations by Taina Litwak ; cartoons by Victoria Roberts ; exercise illustrations by Munira Al-Kahlili
Contributors: Kantrowitz, Barbara, author; Healy, Bernadine, writer of foreword; Litwak, Taina, illustrator; Roberts, Victoria, 1957- illustrator; Al-Khalili, Munira, illustrator
Edition: Second edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9781523504282
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Popular works; Menopause; Women
Work titles: Is it hot in here? Or is it me?
Description: "The Menopause Book" incorporates the most cutting-edge research on hormones and hormone therapy; hot flashes; heart disease and stroke; breast cancer in older women; and, the subtle symptoms of ovarian cancer. It also discusses new findings on why it's hard for menopausal women to lose weight; osteoporosis and oestrogen; the interplay between migraines and hormones; panic attacks; and, more.
Notes: "Originally published as Is it hot in here? or is it me?, now revised and updated"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What's happening?; title: The hormone question; title: Hot flashes; title: Sleep; title: Sex; title: Bleeding; title: Aches and pains; title: Moods and emotions; title: Thinking and memory; title: Bones; title: Eyes and ears; title: Heart; title: Cancer; title: Diet and exercise; title: Looking good.