On 2009-12-30 Leanne, San Diego, CA wrote: A few months ago (right around the time I turned 38), I started experiencing strange symptoms -- hot flashes, awful insomnia, mood swings, terrible cramps, my first migraine, etc. After looking around on-line and speaking with my doctor, I realized that I was starting perimenopause. I picked up this book and one other from Amazon, and have found this book to be extremely helpful.
Dr. Love is a recognized voice in the field of women´s health, and the information she presents in this book is backed up by numerous references to scientific studies whose results have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Love provides a comprehensive overview of perimenopause and menopause, and she uses the analogy of the hormonal shifts that women experience at this time in their lives as akin to the hormonal shifts young women go through when they first begin menstruating. Hearing that analogy made a lot of sense to me -- and it also allowed me to be kinder to myself when I experience the mood swings I´ve been having.
A few reviewers have commented that this book meanders off into discussions of ´hokey´ things like acupuncture and treatments that come from Eastern medicine, but I feel like this is on of the books strengths. In a fair and balanced way, Love discusses the dangers and also the benefits of hormone replacement therapy, but she also addresses alternative treatments for those of us interested in different approaches.
Ann Louise Gittleman´s book _Before the Change_ is another good book that offers useful advice about using nutrition to help with perimenopausal symptoms. . And summed up by saying Very helpful information. Currently Dr. Susan Love´s Menopause and Hormone Book: Making Informed Choices has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Three Rivers Press claimed In the first edition of this important bestselling book, praised by Newsday as “the bible for a whole generation of menopausal women,” renowned physician and pioneering women’s health advocate Dr. Susan Love warned about the potential dangers of the long-term prescription of hormone replacement therapy. Her insightful words of caution have been backed up by the stunning results of the recent studies on hormone replacement. In this revised edition, Dr. Love offers a remarkably clear set of guidelines as to what the studies have shown about the risks regarding heart disease, breast cancer, stroke, and other conditions, and what effect hormone therapy has on osteoporosis. She offers definitive expert advice about whether or not to go on hormone replacement therapy and, if so, for how long, as well as how to taper off hormones; and she introduces the alternative methods for treating the symptoms of menopause. Dr. Love stresses that menopause is not a disease that needs to be cured—it is a natural life stage, and every woman ought to choose her own mix of options for coping with symptoms. A questionnaire about your own health history and life preferences helps you develop a program that will best fit your unique needs. With clarity and compassion, she walks you through every option for both the short and the long term, including:• lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, and stress management) • alternative therapies (including herbs and homeopathic remedies) • available medications other than hormones
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