A woman's guide to menopause & perimenopause

Main Author: Minkin, Mary Jane.
Other Authors: Wright, Carol V.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The women's health initiative and what it means to you
  • The physiology of menopause: how it happens
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Perimenopause or PMS?
  • Menopause and your body
  • Menopause and your mind
  • Coping with the symptoms
  • The risks and benefits of hormone therapy
  • A practical guide to hormone therapy
  • Osteoporosis and heart health: two long-term issues
  • Menopause and sexuality
  • Fibroids, incontinence, itching, and other midlife annoyances
  • Cancer of the reproductive organs
  • Major and minor surgical procedures
  • You and your doctor
  • Lifestyle.