Menopause

An account of the changes and challenges of midlife years, examining the menopause question. The authors cover common symptoms and practical steps a woman can take herself to relieve them, osteoporosis and how it can be prevented, nutrition and exercise, outlook after 40 and sex after 50. Current medical advice is given as well as personal experiences of nearly 1000 women interviewed specifically for this book. The work aims to give women an idea of how other women feel about everything from the menopause to attitudes toward doctors to mature sex. Linda Hughey Holt is a gynaecologist. Ada Kahn is a medical writer and health educator.