Authored by a team of acknowledged experts in treating menopausal symptoms, Menopause For Dummies arms you with all the information you need to stay in control every step of the way. In plain English, it explains the role menopause plays in a variety of common health problems, such as osteoporosis, stroke, and heart disease. It walks you through proven measures for minimizing your risk of developing complications through including diet and exercise, stress management, hormone replacement, and other techniques. An...

Customer Reviews:

1 of 2 found this review helpful:
good book, 2008-02-27
if you are not familiar with this problem, it is a very good book to start with. Moreover, you learn a lot about other symptoms or possible illnesses linked with menopause. This is very clearly explained and I highly recommend it.
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0 of 4 found this review helpful:
Depressing book!, 2007-11-13
The content of this book is very thorough. While it explains anything and everything that can or will happen during menopause, it's all doom and gloom. Perhaps my emotions were running amok since I just entered menopause (due to surgery), but I found no light at the end of the tunnel.

20 of 22 found this review helpful:
1 of 3 useful books, see my two-page memorandum, guys need to know this stuff!, 2005-08-14
No one book was able to satisfy my research needs, and I ended up writing a two page memo that combined description with prescription in drawing out the best information across all three books (copy posted to OSS.Net Library under Reference). I deeply regret that I did know look into this ten years ago--both men and women need to understand this stuff before they hit 40. A great deal of emotional misunderstanding could be avoiding if *both* men and women absorbed this knowledge early on. Of the three books, this is the middle one in terms of utility and ease of use. The other two books that I recommend are Colette Bouchez, Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause: Health, Beauty, and Lifestyle Advice for the Best Years of Your Life (2005, the most time-consuming to read, but also the most up to date with some real gems of knowledge), and The Menopause Survival Guide: Surviving the Change of Life which is the shortest and also the best starting point.


21 of 21 found this review helpful:
excellent resource for treatment options info, 2003-06-21
I bought another book that gave a thorough explanation about menopause and it's symptoms, but this book did an excellent job of covering the many treatment options available. The alternative treatments were covered in this book better than any other information I have read. In spite of all the menopause treatment web sites, books, & articles I have been reading for 2 years, I was not aware of the effects phytoestrogens have on women who have not had a hysterectomy. This is something more women need to be aware of!

16 of 39 found this review helpful:
Feelin' hot, hot, hot!, 2003-03-12
I'll be the first to admit that I'm a dummy when it comes to Menopause. When my wife's libido went spiraling downward, and she started sweating profusely (watching TV), and her mood changed from one second to the next, I started to grow suspicious -- could my wife have Menopause?

At first, I didn't know how people got Menopause. All I knew was that it was not geographically biased and that it primarily affected women. Without a proper medical diagnosis, I was hesitant to tell my wife that I thought she had Menopause. I had to get my facts straight. I needed a book that was going to tell me everything I needed to know about Menopause. A book that could confirm my suspicions and help my wife onto the road to recovery.

"Menopause for Dummies®" provides a fascinating examination of menopause's range of symptoms and treatments. This comforting book reassures you that you are not alone - there are hundreds of people in the world that suffer from this same condition - and there is help. Hormone therapy, herbal elixirs, and good old rest and relaxation are just a few of the ways that can help you deal with Menopause. In no time, you'll be back to living a long, healthy, regularly occurring menstrual-cycle lifestyle.

After reading "Menopause for Dummies®" I learned everything I wanted to know (and a few things I didn't) about Menopause. I'm confident, that if I ever get Menopause, I'll know how to treat it in a safe and rational way.