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OUR BODIES, OURSELVES:

MENOPAUSE

(another best-seller from The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective)

Detailed information that every woman needs!

The editors of the classic “bible of women’s health” offer a trustworthy, up-to-date guide to help every woman navigate the menopause transition, by examining the physical, emotional, and social aspects of menopause.

OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: MENOPAUSE (Touchstone/Simon and Schuster; October 2006) builds upon the knowledge and perspective that made OUR BODIES, OURSELVES thee book that women have turned to for trusted information about all aspects of their health for decades.

 “As a general reference on menopause, this volume will be embraced by a wide female audience.”

– Publishers Weekly

 

“By furnishing tools for empowerment, this book goes beyond other fine guides. Highly recommended.”

– Library Journal

 

“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.”

--Kathleen Turner, actress

 

(read more praise for this book)

In the narrative tone of OUR BODIES, OURSELVES, the new book brings readers the most reliable, current information available on the issues facing women today, including:

• Self-help and prevention strategies for managing the transition
• Complementary health practices and conventional medical treatments
• Hormone treatment – its safety, and who should take it
• What really helps with hot flashes and insomnia
• The current debate about female sexual “dysfunction” at midlife
• What women need to know about heart disease and osteoporosis
• The challenges for women who experience early or sudden menopause

With clear, accessible language and a balanced look at every issue, OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: MENOPAUSE provides women with the information they need to make decisions about their health.

The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (also known as Our Bodies Ourselves) is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 whose advisory board members include Susan Love, MD and Gloria Steinem. Its mission is to empower women by providing information about health, sexuality and reproduction.

The authors of OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: MENOPAUSE are highly regarded and credentialed, and experienced interview guests - excellent for radio and television talk and news programming. For more on our authors, please Click Here.

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