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Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause (2006)

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“Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause” (2006) provides an analysis of the social, cultural, and political forces that influence and affect women’s experiences with menopause, dispels menopause myths, and provides crucial information that women can use to take control of their own health and get the best care possible.

Topics Include:

  • Female sexual “dysfunction” at midlife — myth or reality?
  • How do commercial interests affect treatments for menopause?
  • Female sexual “dysfunction” at midlife — myth or reality?
  • How do commercial interests affect treatments for menopause?
  • Is hormone treatment safe? And who should take it?
  • What do women need to know about heart disease and osteoporosis?
  • Are “natural” or bioidentical hormones better than synthetic hormones?
  • Can herbs help with hot flashes or insomnia?

Also Included:

  • Self-help and prevention strategies for managing the menopause transition.
  • Complementary health practices and conventional medical treatments.
  • The challenges for women who experience early or sudden menopause.
  • How ageism, sexism and the medicalization of menopause affect women’s experiences.

What Makes This Book Different:

  • Reflects the expertise of dozens of women, including health care professionals and activists.
  • Based on the best, most up-to-date scientific evidence.
  • Independent of commercial pressures; OBOS does not take any money from pharmaceutical companies.
  • Provides social, political and economic context for individual women’s experiences.