Books: Menopause

MENOPAUSE ESSENTIALS

By Menopause Matter's own Dr. Heather Currie

Kindle edition available.

This Essential book answers all the key questions asked about the menopause in a succinct, accessible and up-to-date form. The menopause is an inevitable and natural part of every woman's life. Some sail through it with no problems at all. Most are not so lucky: two-thirds of women suffer from one of the characteristic symptoms and one in five finds that it profoundly affects their mood and quality of life.

This introductory guide answers 50 key questions asked by women going through the menopause and their families.

It provides a summary of symptoms and treatments and offers practical advice on living life with the menopause. There is a glossary at the end of this book.

MENOPAUSE

By Menopause Matter's own Dr. Heather Currie

Answers at your fingertips.

Commended at the BMA Medical Book Competition Awards 2007.

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MENOPAUSE MATTERS MAGAZINE

Get all the tips, ideas and inspiration to survive the menopause...

Management of the Menopause

The essential handbook for healthcare professionals working in post reproductive health

Sixth edition. Published by the British Menopause Society 2017 Paperback. 180 pages with comprehensive references and index

Incorporating the recommendations for best practice from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guideline Menopause: Diagnosis and Management Published in November 2015

Men... Let’s Talk Menopause: What’s going on and what you can do about it

Ruth Devlin

A comprehensive guide to the female menopause, written for men to help them understand this often perplexing topic. It addresses all the important aspects of the menopause, including the physical, psychological, genito-urinary and long-term symptoms that can occur. It gives essential information on options available to cope with those symptoms plus good advice for men (and women!) on practical lifestyle choices. Short and easy to dip in and out of, with humorous illustrations and practical tips for what you can do (and what NOT to say), this is your essential handbook for surviving the change in YOUR life.

Understanding the Menopause: A Practical Guide to Managing your Symptoms

Dr Susan Avery

"Understanding the Menopause" is a guide to life during the Peri-menopause, and the menopause itself. It also covers the post-menopausal phase and the changes that affect the rest of your life. The book seeks to explain what causes this midlife crisis in Women's Health, how changes in lifestyle can help to maintain health during the menopause, as well as the pros and cons of the available treatments.

Menopause: The Change for the Better

Henpicked

Why is talking about the menopause so taboo? When it's something that all women experience, and all in their own unique way. Written by a range of expert contributors from clinical professionals to natural practitioners, this comprehensive and thoroughly researched guide equips you with everything you need to help prepare for the changes ahead.

Reflecting the latest NICE guidelines and information about HRT, this book provides a balanced view and encourages you to explore the options and think about what's right for you.

Menopause: The One-Stop Guide: The best practical guide to understanding and living with the menopause.

Kathy Abernethy

A cognitive behavioural self-help guide to the menopause

Menopause: The One-Stop Guide explains the changes which are occurring and advises on steps one can take to make life easier during this time of change. With clear and sensible information about recognising symptoms, getting help, treatment and staying positive, this guide will help those who are going through menopause, and family members who wish to better understand and offer their support.

ME & MY MENOPAUSAL VAGINA: Living with Vaginal Atrophy.

Jane Lewis

One woman's journey of menopause and vaginal atrophy. Written in collaboration with her daughter in a tongue-in-cheek way to help break taboos of vaginal atrophy. This book is informative, serious, tear jerking and guaranteed to make you laugh.

Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats A cognitive behavioural self-help guide to the menopause

Myra Hunter, Melanie Smith

This book sets out an interactive four-week programme using cognitive behavioural therapy, with exercises and worksheets designed to enable women to develop strategies for managing menopausal symptoms.

The Hot Flush Freedom Challenge

Julie Dennis

10 days to cool down, calm down and break through the brain fog of menopause

The Second Half of Your Life

Jill Shaw Ruddock

"This book will make you want to run straight into the arms of menopause, embrace it and get to the best years of your life - no longer a slave to your hormones. Free at last, free at last" -Ruby Wax

The Menopause. What you need to know.

Dr.Margaret Rees, Professor David Purdie, Dr.Sally Hope, British Menopause Society Publications Ltd.

Menopause Confidential

Looks at menopause from both female and male perspectives. A nice change from books filled with medical jargon and opinions.

Usha Phadke

This book is unique and an excellent guide for middle aged couples. It delves into the psyche of both women and men and reminds us of the importance of nurturing our emotional health during the menopause years.

My husband and I found it very useful because it provided food for thought on the ways in which both women and men can nurture their emotional health and improve the relationship with their partner as they embark on the menopause years and middle age. Reviewed by Louise Bowers.

Screaming to be heard.

Hormone Connections Women Suspect...and Doctors Still Ignore.

Elizabeth Lee Vliet

50 Things You Can Do Today to Manage the Menopause

Wendy Green

Menopause for Dummies (UK Edition)

Sarah Brewer

Is it me or my hormones?

Dr Margaret Smith

Magical menopause

Monica Troughton

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Natural Menopause

Jan Clark

The Wisdom of Menopause

Dr. Christiane Northrup

The Menopause Bible: The Complete Practical Guide to Managing Your Menopause

Robin N. Philips (Editor)

Action Plan for Menopause.

Your guide to a healthy, vibrant transition.

By Barbara Bushman and Janice Clark Young

The Phyto Factor: A Revolutionary Way to Boost Overall Health - Reducing the Risk of Cancer, Heart Disease and Osteoporosis - And to Control the Menopause Naturally.

By Maryon Stewart

Making Love the Way We Used To... or Better: Nine Secrets to Satisfying Midlife Sexuality.

Alan M. Altman, Laurie Ashner

The Premature Menopause Book: When the "Change of Life" Comes Too Early

Michelle Warren (Foreword), Kathryn Petras

Menopause: The Complete Guide to Maintaining Health and Well-being and Managing Your Life.

Dr. Miriam Stoppard

The New Natural Alternatives to HRT.

Marilyn Glenville

Could it be Perimenopause?

Steven R. Goldstein

Is It Me or Is It Hot in Here?

Jenni Murray

Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in the United States.

Judith A. Houck

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About the Menopause

John R. Lee

Pelvic Organ Prolapse: The Silent Epidemic: part of a campaign to create much needed awareness about an extremely common female health issue that is still hugely in the closet.

Sherrie Palm

Fabulous Foreplay: The Sex Doctor's Guide to Teasing and Pleasing Your Lover

Dr. Pam Spurr

The Menopause Monologues

A collection of real-life experiences of the menopause by women (and a few men!), aimed at shattering one of the last taboos and getting us all talking about something half of us will go through, and many of the other half will go through second hand. Some of the "stories" are funny, some are heart-rending - and all of them are refreshingly honest.

Harriet Powell