Broken down into fourteen different chapters with personal testimonies from women at the end of each one, it’s both illuminating and shocking. King smiles and waves as he leaves hospital: Charles is discharged from The London Clinic three days after. But for us women, we feel we have to keep quiet about “the change” (whispers), we have to fall out with our bodies, our partners, our jobs and then we feel let down by the GPs. There is good advice about how to get your point across to your GP which actually will stand you in good stead with any problem you need to present to your doctor.

However the longer I listened, the more I kept identifying symptoms and experiences that I hadn't even realised were perimenopausal. I’ve never felt so alone as I did while listening to Davina guide me through my life as a broken person with an evil uterus. Jason Kelce's wife Kylie believes the Eagles star will be successful in what ever he does in life after the.Nevertheless, Menopausing does serve a crucial purpose in dispelling the isolation that women often feel when grappling with the myriad of symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause. It is excellent for metabolic health it lowers blood pressure, cholesterol and improves sugar control. Dr Naomi Potter Founder of Menopause Care, the UK’s largest clinic of British Menopause Society Accredited Doctors. After going to my GP recently to address the massive crash in mood I experience around 2 days before a period I was offered only anti depressants.

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For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause – its onset, its symptoms, its treatments – and what it means for us. We are going to tell you the truth, so you can make an informed decision about your life and your body. Weird really how in the past women have just shut up and put up with this and have not really known what has been going on with their bodies. This is a very informative book for anyone going through ‘normal’ menopause who might not be aware of what menopause is. I have started asking clients about their cycle and the relief on their faces when they see that I understand and am listening is heart breaking.As someone who has personally benefited from antidepressants and professional psychiatric care during this phase in my life, I strongly believe that the book should have acknowledged the efficacy of these treatments and emphasized that women should not disregard them in favour of HRT alone. The book not only assisted me in identifying the symptoms directly linked to my perimenopause, but it also aided me in untangling the intricate connection between hormonal changes and the impact of my past trauma on my overall well-being.

The studies that spawned the HRT backlash some years ago were flawed in their choice of subjects and interpretation of results so should not be used now as a guide to risk. So many parts that I could relate to, and plenty more I now know I have to refer to in future moments of perimenopausal hell! This audiobook has been very useful for learning about the wide range of menopausal symptoms and the treatments available. It covers a lot but not in much depth, so further reading on things specific to you would be needed.I really wanted to like this book, and it had the potential to be an outstanding resource, but it just falls short. The content of the book is comprehensive, if a little repetitive, and genuinely informative with enough intelligent detail. Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller and chair of the judging panel said publishers had played a role in creating conversations around "mental health, misogyny, sexuality and gender, the menopause and more". The risk increase is equivalent to the risk decrease if a woman exercised for 2 and a half hours per week.