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| Genre/Form: | Popular works Popular Works |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: | Boston Women's Health Book Collective. |
| ISBN: | 0743274873 9780743274876 |
| OCLC Number: | 70046046 |
| Description: | xi, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface / Vivian W. Pinn -- Introduction -- Approaching menopause -- 1. Understanding our menopause experiences -- 2. Making health care decisions -- A transition and its challenges -- 3. What's happening in our bodies -- 4. Sudden and early menopause -- 5. Hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disturbances -- 6. Vulvovaginal changes -- 7. Hormone treatment -- Changing selves, changing relationships -- 8. Body image -- 9. Sexuality -- 10. Family life and the workplace -- Taking care of ourselves -- 11. Emotional well-being and managing stress -- 12. Eating well -- 13. Staying active -- Health concerns -- 14. Uterine and bladder health -- 15. Memory and mood -- 16. Bone health -- 17. Heart health -- 18. Cancers -- 19. Other health concerns -- Knowledge is power -- 20. The politics of women's health -- 21. Finding our power, organizing for change -- Resources -- Authorship and acknowledgments -- About the contributors -- Disclosures -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | the Boston Women's Health Book Collective ; with a preface by Vivian Pinn. |
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Abstract:
Hailed as the "bible on health care for women', Our Bodies, Ourselves now extends its trusted brand with a new book focused entirely on menopause.
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"Who's afraid of menopause? Not the authors of this book, who offer practical health information and the wisdom of experience to help other women through this life transition."
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