Menopause For Dummies

Whether you’re going through the change, have already been there, or are about to start off down that road, you’ll find the information you need in Menopause For Dummies. In plain English, it covers all the health issues and therapy choices that confront women during the menopausal years. It helps y ou:

• Put menopause in perspective
• Understand how it can affect your body, emotions ,and libido
• Evaluate your risk of disease
• Know all your therapy options
• Make sense of the hormone therapy debate
• Ask intelligent questions and discuss your alternatives with you doctor
• Make smarter life-style choices
• Live a long, healthy life

Menopause For Dummies gives you accurate, up-to-date information from the most credible sources, including the latest medical studies, without a lot of technical jargon. You get straightforward advice and guidance on:

• Recognizing the signs of menopause
• Preventing and treating osteoporosis
• Cardiovascular disease and menopause
• Vaginal and urinary changes during menopause
• The effects of menopause on your skin, hair, and nasal cavities
• Menopause and your sex life
• Hormone therapy and heart disease, breast cancer, and other cancers
• Alternative therapies
• Menopause and good nutrition
• The benefits of exercise during menopause

Menopause is not a disease, and it doesn’t have to be a harbinger of accelerated aging and declining health. Menopause For Dummies gives you the information you need to take charge of your menopause and make this transition as comfortable and healthy as possible.