Menopause Matters: Your Guide to a Long and Healthy Life
Menopause Matters is a complete guide for improving a woman's physical and mental health from age 35 and on.\ Gynecologist and menopause specialist Dr. Julia Schlam Edelman has helped thousands of women feel better and enjoy healthier lives. Scientifically sound and clinically tested, Dr. Edelman's advice is a welcome alternative to the often misleading, conflicting, and confusing sound bites in media reports on women’s health issues. Menopause Matters covers the full spectrum of topics of...
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Menopause Matters is a complete guide for improving a woman's physical and mental health from age 35 and on. Gynecologist and menopause specialist Dr. Julia Schlam Edelman has helped thousands of women feel better and enjoy healthier lives. Scientifically sound and clinically tested, Dr. Edelman's advice is a welcome alternative to the often misleading, conflicting, and confusing sound bites in media reports on women's health issues. Menopause Matters covers the full spectrum of topics of vital interest to perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: hot flashes, vaginal dryness, memory loss, mood changes, depression, hormone replacement therapy, sleep, diet, exercise, healthy sex, and contraception. In a class by itself when it comes to menopause books, Menopause Matters:• promotes informed collaboration between women and their doctors,• advises women to improve their health based on findings in respected research studies,• provides clear explanations of physiology and anatomy, and• relates stories from real women who have experienced all stages of menopause.Dr. Edelman includes prevention strategies for lowering the risks of heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. And her practical hints about how to take supplements and medication for maximum benefit are invaluable. Menopause Matters empowers women to be active partners with their physicians during midlife and beyond. No woman will read the book without experiencing at least one big wake-up call about how to live a happier, healthier life. Publishers Weekly Massachusetts-based gynecologist and menopause specialist Edelman notes that since the lifespan of the average North American woman has risen to age 84, it's likely that females of the current generation will be spending more than one third of their lives in postmenopause. In order to remain “healthy, energetic, and productive” Edelman urges preventive care and an ongoing relationship with a trustworthy doctor. Although menopause is a “healthy state,” it also holds potential risks, and according to Edelman, the best way to navigate the postmenopausal years is to be knowledgeable. Accordingly, her text resembles a sit-down talk with a trusted physician on a host of health issues associated with this phase of life. Edelman covers hot flashes, sex drive, hormone replacement therapy, heart disease, thyroid disease, cancer and sleep issues. She includes a chapter on bones and the “silent, invisible process of bone thinning,” as well as a chapter on mood, memory and mental health. Edelman offers practical tips on taking calcium (in divided doses), advice about urinary tract or bladder infections and a frank discussion of sexual issues. The importance of lifestyle, including diet and exercise, and cancer prevention strategies, are covered as well. With clarity and confidence, Edelman addresses a wide range of essential and timely topics in this information-packed primer for women entering perimenopause and beyond. (Jan.)
1 You and Your Doctor: The Health Alliance 12 Handling Hot Flashes without Hormones 193 Taking Hormones in Menopause 424 Heart Disease: The Risk of Doing Nothing 665 Understanding Unexpected Bleeding 826 Common Concerns 1137 Smoother Sex 1348 Compatible Contraception 1629 Moods, Memory, and Mental Health 17210 Successful Sleep 20711 Better Bones 22112 Lifestyle Choices for Living Longer 26213 Curbing Your Risk of Cancer 29814 Your Doctor Visit 331References 359Index 375
\ National Association of Medical Communicators\ - Kathleen A. Handal\ Edelman’s title is a double entendre-Menopause does impact everyone and there are many aspects to this physiologic milestone... This book is not a dictation of orders from a physician author but a careful sharing of quite important information in a manner to be retained and applied.\ \ \ \ \ \ National Association of Medical Communicators\ - Jeanine M. Swenson\ Exploding many myths and unfounded guidelines, Dr. Julia Edelman takes women's health to a whole new and helpful level with this wonderful guidebook to mid-life and beyond... She approaches these topics from a perspective of respect and caring that I found both refreshing and supportive.\ \ \ \ National Association of Medical CommunicatorsExploding many myths and unfounded guidelines, Dr. Julia Edelman takes women's health to a whole new and helpful level with this wonderful guidebook to mid-life and beyond... She approaches these topics from a perspective of respect and caring that I found both refreshing and supportive.\ — Jeanine M. Swenson, MD, LMFT\ \ \ \ \ \ From The CriticsReviewer: Patti P Urso, PhD(Walden University)\ Description: This user-friendly book for women approaching menopause uses minimal medical jargon and personalizes the different topics with vignettes which are used throughout the chapters.\ Purpose: An authority in the field of gynecology provides information with a personal and professional perspective. The main objective is to inform women who are approaching the end of their childbearing years.\ Audience: This book is written by a gynecologist with extensive experience with patients in the menopausal years, and who has experienced menopause herself. Even though the book targets a lay audience, practitioners can select recommended readings for patients as part of the consultation. \ Features: Symptomatology during the perimenopausal stages and the impact menopause has on all aspects of a woman's life are discussed. Seldom discussed topics, such as sex issues and complications due to diminished hormones, are covered. Focusing mainly on prevention, the author discusses risk of cancer and risk minimization. The author's candid approach and the illustrative vignettes personalize the book. \ Assessment: This is useful as an overview of the different life changes and potential pathology that can develop during these years.\ \ \ \ \ Publishers WeeklyMassachusetts-based gynecologist and menopause specialist Edelman notes that since the lifespan of the average North American woman has risen to age 84, it's likely that females of the current generation will be spending more than one third of their lives in postmenopause. In order to remain “healthy, energetic, and productive” Edelman urges preventive care and an ongoing relationship with a trustworthy doctor. Although menopause is a “healthy state,” it also holds potential risks, and according to Edelman, the best way to navigate the postmenopausal years is to be knowledgeable. Accordingly, her text resembles a sit-down talk with a trusted physician on a host of health issues associated with this phase of life. Edelman covers hot flashes, sex drive, hormone replacement therapy, heart disease, thyroid disease, cancer and sleep issues. She includes a chapter on bones and the “silent, invisible process of bone thinning,” as well as a chapter on mood, memory and mental health. Edelman offers practical tips on taking calcium (in divided doses), advice about urinary tract or bladder infections and a frank discussion of sexual issues. The importance of lifestyle, including diet and exercise, and cancer prevention strategies, are covered as well. With clarity and confidence, Edelman addresses a wide range of essential and timely topics in this information-packed primer for women entering perimenopause and beyond. (Jan.)\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalAccessible for any woman, this guide offers practical, research-based advice on managing perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. Edelman, a Massachusetts-based gynecologist with more than 25 years of practice, answers questions as varied as those relating to hormones, general health, hot flashes, sleep, memory loss, mood changes, depression, diet, exercise, health, sex, and contraception; she also offers a balanced view on the pros and cons of hormone-replacement therapy. Edelman focuses on preventive health measures. Emphasizing the importance of establishing a relationship with one's doctor, she recounts helpful personal stories from her own practice. VERDICT This is both a guide through the often confusing stories in the media and a tool for taking control of one's health care.—Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Lib.\ \
