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Wingert, Pat.

The menopause book / Pat Wingert and Barbara Kantrowitz ; foreword by Bernadine Healy. - 2nd ed. - New York, NY : Workman Pub., c2009. - x, 532 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

"Originally published as Is it hot in here? or is it me?, now revised and updated"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What's happening? -- The hormone question -- Hot flashes -- Sleep -- Sex -- Bleeding -- Aches and pains -- Moods and emotions -- Thinking and memory -- Bones -- Eyes and ears -- Heart -- Cancer -- Diet and exercise -- Looking good.

"The Menopause Book" incorporates the most cutting-edge research on hormones and hormone therapy; hot flashes; heart disease and stroke; breast cancer in older women; and, the subtle symptoms of ovarian cancer. It also discusses new findings on why it's hard for menopausal women to lose weight; osteoporosis and oestrogen; the interplay between migraines and hormones; panic attacks; and, more.

ISBN: 9780761155980 (alk. paper) 0761155988 (alk. paper)

Source: 1303261 QBI

LCCN: 2009029129

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB004426 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015462246 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Menopause--Popular works.
Women--Health and hygiene--Popular works.
Menopause--Popular Works.
Climacteric--Popular Works.
Women's Health--Popular Works.

LC Class. No.: RG186 / .W545 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 618.1/75