Books Like “Essential reproductive medicine”

Menopause for dummies

Tara Ellsworth, Nursity Press

2002

A comprehensive and practical guide for women of all ages to gain a clear view of the physical, mental, and emotional changes related to menopause Although menopause is a natural and inevitable stage in every woman's life, its physical, mental, and emotional manifestations can vary greatly from one person to the next. Add the conflicting "expert" information about the benefits, risks, and side effects to which women are exposed on a daily basis, and it's easy to see many women find it difficult to make informed choices about how to deal with their menopausal symptoms. Authored by a team of acknowledged experts in treating menopausal symptoms, Menopause For Dummies provides you with all the information you need to stay in control every step of the way. In plain English, it explains the role menopause plays in a variety of common health problems, such as osteoporosis, stroke, and heart disease. It walks you through proven measures for minimizing your risk of developing complications, including diet and exercise, stress management, hormone replacement, and other techniques. And this no-nonsense guide gives you authoritative, up-to-the-minute coverage of: How to identify pre-menopause (perimenopause) and what it means The stages of menopause How menopause can affect your body, emotions, and libido The latest facts about hormone replacement therapy The pros and cons of various alternative treatments The best ways of handling hot flashes Easing symptoms with diet and exercise Preventing bone loss Helpful lifestyle changes This book has four top ten lists to provide even more ways of navigating the changes you'll experience throughout menopause—exposing common myths about menopause, giving you the scoop on medical tests you might need, kicking around ideas to kick-start or rejuvenate your exercise routine, and tempting you with fabulous healthy foods (because eating healthy doesn't have to be boring). Additionally, the book has a glossary and a list of resources to find mo

The change before the change

Laura E. Corio, Laura E. Corio MD, Linda G. Kahn

2000

Dr. Laura Corio's thriving New York City practice attracts women from around the world because of her unique blend of no-nonsense medical advice, extensive knowledge of alternative approaches, & close collaboration with patients. She believes that women today are just approaching their prime in their late 30s & 40s, & that they can't afford to lose time & energy to the common--but often misdiagnosed--symptoms that precede menopause by as much as a decade. Through vivid case studies & extensive treatment options, she provides in this handbook exactly what women today want & need to know: * How to cope with menstrual irregularities, hot flashes, sexual changes, weight gain, mood swings, & changes in appearance * Up-to-date choices for hormone replacement, both synthetic & natural, as well as many other options for women who want to avoid hormones * How perimenopause affects fertility * A reassuring guide to dealing with cancer fears, & what tests you absolutely must have * Lifestyle changes you need to make now to protect your breasts, uterus, bones, & heart in the years to come Filled with fascinating insights & information never before available to non-professionals, THE CHANGE BEFORE THE CHANGE is the one resource women need to navigate these years with confidence & vibrant good health.

Revitalize Your Hormones

Theresa Dale

2005

Contrary to popular belief, radiant health and positive aging are your birthright. Dr. Dale's natural healing protocol gives you all the tools you need to manage your health destiny for maximum mind-body balance and well-being. --Dr. Earl Mindell ""I have seen Dr. Theresa Dale's program give relief to hundreds of my patients and a new outlook on life to so many women. I offer it to all of my patients without reservation."" --Christine Staub, m.d. A scientifically proven, 100 percent natural way to restore your body's hormonal balance and to become the beautiful, sexy, vibrant woman you were meant to be Hormone replacement therapy is highly controversial, and many women refuse it. But that doesn't mean you have to learn to live with hot flashes, diminished libido, and all the other so-called normal symptoms of aging. Optimum health, energy, sex drive, and happiness can be yours. Revitalize Your Hormones shows you how to have them all safely and naturally--without risky hormone replacement treatments. World-renowned naturopathic physician Dr. Theresa Dale explains that, no matter what your age, your body already knows how to produce optimal amounts of hormones--it's all a matter of stimulating it to do so. More importantly, Dr. Dale arms you with a scientifically proven, 7-step program for hormone rejuvenation developed and refined over her twenty years of research and clinical experience. An easy, enjoyable, 100 percent natural approach to restoring your body's hormonal balance and reversing the appearance of aging, the program includes: * A hormone-revitalizing diet and nutritional program including many scrumptious recipes * A whole-body detoxification program * A personal biological age assessment quiz * Expert guidelines on hormone rejuvenation and healing through homeopathy * Step-by-step action plans to help you gauge your progress and stay on track Let Dr. Dale show you how to help your body do what it was designed to do--and start looking and feeling your bes

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The Perimenopause Survival Guide

Taylor Mars

One calm map for people who are not piecing it together alone at 2 a.m. from random tabs.

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Menopause Belly Fat Fix: The Hormone Strategy

Luisa Genovese

Strategy, not a shame spiral, for women 40+ tired of being at war with their body.

Hormone replacement therapy, yes or no?

Betty Kamen

1993

About this book — Hormone replacement therapy, yes or no? is a Menopause Books book by Betty Kamen. Explore related titles, reader interests, and similar books on BestsellerFinder.

Estrogen

Spanish Edition by Lila E. Nachtigall, Joan Rattner Heilman

1986

En la actualidad, la terapia de sustitución hormonal suscita un notable desconcierto y confusión en multitud de mujeres e incluso entre los médicos. Si se sigue correctamente, el tratamiento con estrógenos constituye uno de los medios más eficaces para afrontar los cambios físicos que sobrevienen en la mujer a lo largo de la menopausia, desde los sofocos y el insomnio hasta el entumecimiento de manos y pies. Esta guía, que incluye las investigaciones científicas más recientes, así como las terapias alternativas de que se dispone, ofrece información sobre la eficacia del tratamiento hormonal --junto con sus efectos secundarios y posibles problemas-- para aliviar los síntomas de la menopausia, prevenir la osteoporosis, mejorar la memoria, mantener una vida sexual activa y reducir la probabilidad de desarrollar la enfermedad de Alzheimer o un infarto de miocardio.

Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats

Myra Hunter, Melanie Smith

2013

The menopause is still a taboo topic and a source of uncertainty and embarrassment for many women. In Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats Myra Hunter and Melanie Smith aim to provide women with up to date and balanced information about menopause and a self-help guide to reduce the impact of hot flushes and night sweats in just four weeks. This book sets out an interactive four-week programme using cognitive behavioural therapy, with exercises and worksheets designed to enable women to develop strategies for managing menopausal symptoms. This approach is based on the authors’ research and has been shown to be effective in recent clinical research trials. This guide can help you to: Understand the biological as well as the psychological and cultural influences on menopause Understand and manage hot flushes in social situations Learn to modify triggers and use paced breathing to reduce the impact of hot flushes Reduce stress and improve well-being Develop strategies to help if night sweats disturb your sleep With a companion audio exercise and downloadable resources available online, Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats offers a complete and effective framework to approach menopause with confidence and to manage symptoms without the use of medication. The book is ideal for women approaching or going through the menopause, for women having menopausal symptoms following treatment for breast cancer, for their friends and relatives, and healthcare professionals working with women.

Menopause without medicine

Linda Ojeda

1989

This book is needed more than ever. The National Institute of Health interrupted their huge HRT (hormone replacement therapy) study in July 2002 after they found that Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin, had detrimental health effects which include an increased risk for breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. This new edition examines the latest information about HRT and the safer alternatives. It completely validates the author's long-held bias against HRT and shows women, whether perimenopausal, menopausal, or postmenopausal, how they can maintain and improve their health and well-being without the use of synthetic hormones. The book offers complete information on menopausal symptoms and effects and ways to alleviate them. Updated sections cover heart disease (including hormonal effects, the role of cholesterol, diet, and supplements), osteoporosis, and breast cancer. The section on exercise and nutrition for health and weight is completely rewritten. The latest information on non-hormonal remedies to balance hormones is what is needed by every woman wanting to avoid HRT.

The pause

Lonnie Barbach

1993

The bestselling author of For Yourself gives women positive approaches to menopause in the only book to combine medical knowledge with first-hand accounts and a therapist's guidance. From hormone therapy to vitamin supplements, this practical guide offers a host of solutions to the changes menopause brings about.

From Menarche to Menopause

Joan Chrisler

2014

From Menarche to Menopause: The Female Body in Feminist Therapy examines the latest research on the menstrual cycle and women’s reproductive health. This timely volume focuses on women in therapy who are disconnected from—or even repelled by—their own bodies due to cultural attitudes, abuse, trauma, or the natural aging process. Experts in the fields of psychology and women’s health unite to celebrate the physical life stages of women and girls and to offer practical advice for therapists to use when addressing negativity caused by appearance, age, menstrual symptoms, or reproductive concerns. In this book, you will gain new understanding about the effects on a woman’s mental health that transitional life stages can cause, from preadolescence through the childbearing years to menopause. The suggestions in From Menarche to Menopause can help women resist the bombardment of negative messages and misleading information they receive about their bodies and their reproductive concerns. This helpful resource can also assist you in opening new lines of communication between mothers and daughter, women and men, and women and other women. From Menarche to Menopause discusses how to handle topics such as: self-loathing caused by media and cultural messages that affect women’s acceptance of their bodies overcoming a daughter’s reluctance to discuss sensitive topics of bodily maturation, menstruation, and emerging sexual development helping women, men, and couples cope with infertility assisting women in overcoming a disappointing birth experience providing therapeutic care to women and couples who experience perinatal loss addressing perimenopause in midlife women and the concerns, negative attitudes, and uncertainty of this transition This unique book fills the gap in feminist therapy literature with practical advice concerning the functions of women’s bodies that can be used within the therapy context. From Menarche to Menopause includes extensive references and several book

Psychosomatics in peri-menopause

A. A. Haspels, Heymann Musaph

1979

This book explores the intricate interplay between psychological and physiological changes experienced during perimenopause. It delves into psychosomatic symptoms and complications, offering insights into psychophysiologic disorders common in this life stage. The text provides a comprehensive overview of the psychological aspects that contribute to or are exacerbated by hormonal shifts.

Perimenopause

Nancy Lee Teaff, Nancy Lee Md Teaff, Kim Wright Wiley

1994

The symptoms associated with menopause can begin fifteen years prior to the onset of menopause. During that early stage, called perimenopause, many women experience bewildering symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, irregular menstrual cycles, sleeping disorders, and what some describe as "PMS all month." Perimenopause has often been ignored in the past, and even the medical community is just becoming aware of its widespread presence in pre-menopausal women. Given that fact, it is wise to learn as much as possible about this process. In a jargon-free, reader-friendly style, "Perimenopause--Peparing for the Change discusses: - What perimenopause is, when it occurs, how to diagnose it, and what it means - Symptoms and solutions and natural versus medicated treatments - Wellness: stress relief, weight control, excercise, diet, and nutrition - Finding the right doctor and what to expect during an office visit - Fertility and infertility - Psychology, sexuality and perimenopause - Talking with other women: support groups and how to tell if you need them - The pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) In order to be proactive in your health care you need to educate yourself. Menopause may have once changed women. But, when informed, women can change menopause. About the Authors Nancy Teaff, M.D., is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. As a female infertility specialist, she saw a need for more information on menopause. Kim Wright Wiley is the best-selling author of "Walt Disney World with Kids. She is a contributing editor to Working Mother magazine and writes regularly for "Family Fun, "Parents and"Parenting magazines.

From hormone hell to hormone well

C. W., Jr., M.D. Randolph, Genie James

2004

Human-identical hormone therapy, sometimes referred to as bio-identical hormone therapy, is a safe and effective choice for anyone suffering from symptoms of hormone imbalance, such as weigh gain, hot flashes, depression, mood swings, infertility, headaches, fatigue, memory loss, and low sex drive amongst others.

The menopause thyroid solution

Mary J. Shomon

2009

From New York Times bestselling author and nationally recognized patient advocate Mary J. Shomon comes a groundbreaking guide to safely managing menopause through a better understanding of and better care for your thyroid. If you're one of the forty million American women struggling through menopause, you probably know all about the symptoms of fatigue, weight gain, and depression. But what you may not know is that the drop in reproductive hormones frequently triggers a thyroid slowdown—a "thyropause"—that can be the main cause for those troublesome symptoms. In fact, you may not even need hormone therapy, wild yam and progesterone creams, or herbs like black cohosh for a symptom-free menopause. What you really need is to begin to pay attention to your thyroid. In The Menopause Thyroid Solution, Mary J. Shomon will help you: Recognize the symptoms of a thyroid problem versus those of menopause Learn how to get your problems diagnosed and treated Find out what and how to eat, what medications to consider, what supplements to take, and what lifestyle changes to make Improve your metabolism and increase your energy

The menopause sourcebook

Gretchen Henkel

1994

How to Write Your College Application Essay guides prospective college students through the entire process of creating a thoughtful, organized essay--from selecting a topic to proofreading a final draft. It also gives the reader an insider's perspective on what the committee looks for in an essay. Includes sample essays and tips on style.

Psychology & Human Reproduction

James W. Selby

1980

Providing information on the often-avoided subject of the psychological, psychiatric, and social aspects of reproduction, this book provides information on the psychosocial aspects of numerous major events in human reproduction. Psychology and Human Reproduction gives readers a comprehensive look at the events of human reproduction from a psychosocial understanding. Researchers provide unique insight on the common issues of major reproductive events that most people encounter, as well as in-depth information focusing on particular events of reproduction, such as pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. Written by a team of highly qualified and educated professionals within the psychological and reproductive fields, this book attempts to provide reviews and critical analysis of the empirical findings that make up today’s human reproduction literature.

Slow Your Clock Down

Judith Reichman

2004

Dr. Judith Reichman, the bestselling author of I'm Too Young to Get Oldand I'm Not in the Mood and the nationally recognized medical correspondent on women's health for the Today show, explains exactly how we age and what we can do to slow down the process. Written especially for women in their forties and fifties, Slow Your Clock Down shows them how to extend the minutes and hours of their bodies' internal and external clocks. While the aging process is inevitable, Dr. Judith Reichman argues that we can offset the effects of genetics by living better and healthier. With the sharp, incisive voice that has made her one of the country's foremost commentators on health issues, Dr. Reichman addresses the effects of women's hormonal changes; offers a healthful antiaging diet, exercise plan, and skin care and vitamin regimen; and discusses how to look and feel younger mentally, emotionally, and physically. Slow Your Clock Down provides women with invaluable, medically based methods to help them maximize healthy living and minimize the negative effects of aging.

Hormone replacement therapy and cancer

Andrea R. Genazzani

2002

The clinical benefits of hormone replacement therapy in women have to be carefully balanced against the possible risks, and a particular theoretical concern relates to risks associated with various forms of female oncology. Because of conflicting reports, gynecologists and oncologists especially need a single, authoritative resource of up-to-date information. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer, published in association with the International Menopause Society, provides the very consensus statement that clinicians need in this difficult and complex area. Many of the world's leading specialists have contributed important chapters that provide state-of-the-art knowledge about the effects of hormones on women and possible cancer risks. The introductory section deals with carcinogenesis, and the other main sections cover HRT and breast cancer, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, melanoma and epithelial ovarian cancer. The concluding chapters discuss the benefits and risks of sp ecific therapies. An authoritative clinical reference with extensive bibliographic references and index, Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer covers all aspects of HRT and cancer based on the research available up to June 2001.

Double Menopause

Nancy Cetel

2002

A positive, practical approach to understanding and coping with male and female hormonal changes While most people are familiar with female menopause, it is not as well known that men, too, have their own version of midlife transition and it s far more common than one might suspect. It s only recently been understood that men also suffer from hormonal changes often called andropause and that resources for couples struggling to cope with his-and-hers midlife changes have not been readily available. Double Menopause is the first book to explore the phenomenon of simultaneous female and male menopauses. Dr. Nancy Cetel addresses the emotional and psychological reactions as well as the physiological changes both you and your partner may experience. Even the most solid relationship can crumble under the weight of hormonal change; Cetel offers a compassionate and reassuring survival guide for both men and women to help you regain control of your life and renew your commitment to each other. Utilizing practical, effective, and even fun techniques, Cetel helps you: * Identify the signs and symptoms of menopause and andropause * Understand the myths, fantasies, and realities of midlife sexuality, from both the male and female perspective * Work through inevitable conflicts in your relationship * Ignite your "midlife love hormones" * Evaluate the pros and cons of hormonal supplements such as DHEA and growth hormone * Discuss potential treatment options with your physician Based on the latest cutting-edge research, including the author s own, Double Menopause offers you and your mate a healthy, loving prescription for optimal health at midlife and beyond.

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Menopause for Men: What You Need to Know

Joanne Marie Snow

Short, practical, for partners and adult sons who feel clueless and want to be useful.

Come as you are

Emily Nagoski Ph.D.

2015

***A "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTELLER*** An essential exploration of why and how women's sexuality works--based on groundbreaking research and brain science--that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy. Researchers have spent the last decade trying to develop a "pink pill" for women to function like Viagra does for men. So where is it? Well, for reasons this book makes crystal clear, that pill will never exist--but as a result of the research that's gone into it, scientists in the last few years have learned more about how women's sexuality works than we ever thought possible, and "Come as You Are" explains it all. The first lesson in this essential, transformative book by Dr. Emily Nagoski is that every woman has her own unique sexuality, like a fingerprint, and that women vary more than men in our anatomy, our sexual response mechanisms, and the way our bodies respond to the sexual world. So we never need to judge ourselves based on others' experiences. Because women vary, and that's normal. Second lesson: sex happens in a context. And all the complications of everyday life influence the context surrounding a woman's arousal, desire, and orgasm. Cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines tells us that the most important factor for women in creating and sustaining a fulfilling sex life, is not what you do in bed or how you do it, but "how you feel about it." Which means that stress, mood, trust, and body image are not peripheral factors in a woman's sexual wellbeing; they are central to it. Once you understand these factors, and how to influence them, you can create for yourself better sex and more profound pleasure than you ever thought possible. And Emily Nagoski can prove it.

Overcoming overeating

Jane R. Hirschmann, Carol H. Munter

1988

The reissue of a classic in healthy living, with more than 300,000 copies sold!Diet/binge. good food/bad food. punishment/reward. These are the compulsive eater's nightmares, a long-time pattern of recrimination and guilt that ultimately leads to more overeating and more weight gain. In an updated edition, here is the ground-breaking, step-by-step plan that doesn't control eating habits but cures them instead, once and for all. Overcoming Overeating will show you how to:* Give up dieting forever* Eat from true stomach hunger instead of "mouth hunger"* Stop overeating and lose weight naturally* Move beyond a preoccupation with eating and weight in order to live a more satisfying life

The Roald Dahl Omnibus

Roald Dahl

1986

From cover: "Perfect bedtime stories for sleepless nights."