The Perimenopause Survival Guide
Make Sense of Your Symptoms and Build Your Personalised Treatment Plan
Published on 16. October 2025
336 pages
978-1-5299-5694-8 (ISBN)
Description
A hopeful and simple 3-step guide from a Harvard doctor to ensure you feel your very best through the biggest transition of your life.
'A compassionate, science-backed roadmap for women over 35 .... to understand their bodies, take charge of their health, and finally feel like themselves again' - Tamsen Fadal, New York Times Bestselling Author of How to Menopause
Are you experiencing extreme fatigue? Brain fog? Sudden anxiety? Heavy bleeding? Low libido?
It's not you - it's perimenopause.
This cutting-edge resource from Dr Heather Hirsch is your one-stop guide to surviving and thriving in perimenopause.
Perimenopause - the period of time during which a woman transitions to, but is not yet in, menopause - can be one of the biggest transitions of a women's adult life, marked by massive hormonal changes. Troubled by symptoms like hot flushes, back pain, anxiety, brain fog - to name a few - and without any clear guidance from their GP about what's happening in their bodies, many women are left to navigate this overwhelming season of life on their own. But it doesn't have to be this way.
The Perimenopause Survival Guide is the ultimate resource for understanding the hormonal shifts happening within your body, so you can make informed decisions about how best to address your symptoms. Written by Dr Heather Hirsch, a certified menopausal medicine doctor, this crucial guide demystifies your symptoms, outlines how to treat them, and explains why doing so is important to your health today and in the years to come.
You''ll also learn how to better advocate for yourself with your doctor so you can access the right pathway of care for you. The Perimenopause Survival Guide will set you up for an easier menopause journey, so you can take back your health and feel like yourself again.
'A compassionate, science-backed roadmap for women over 35 .... to understand their bodies, take charge of their health, and finally feel like themselves again' - Tamsen Fadal, New York Times Bestselling Author of How to Menopause
Are you experiencing extreme fatigue? Brain fog? Sudden anxiety? Heavy bleeding? Low libido?
It's not you - it's perimenopause.
This cutting-edge resource from Dr Heather Hirsch is your one-stop guide to surviving and thriving in perimenopause.
Perimenopause - the period of time during which a woman transitions to, but is not yet in, menopause - can be one of the biggest transitions of a women's adult life, marked by massive hormonal changes. Troubled by symptoms like hot flushes, back pain, anxiety, brain fog - to name a few - and without any clear guidance from their GP about what's happening in their bodies, many women are left to navigate this overwhelming season of life on their own. But it doesn't have to be this way.
The Perimenopause Survival Guide is the ultimate resource for understanding the hormonal shifts happening within your body, so you can make informed decisions about how best to address your symptoms. Written by Dr Heather Hirsch, a certified menopausal medicine doctor, this crucial guide demystifies your symptoms, outlines how to treat them, and explains why doing so is important to your health today and in the years to come.
You''ll also learn how to better advocate for yourself with your doctor so you can access the right pathway of care for you. The Perimenopause Survival Guide will set you up for an easier menopause journey, so you can take back your health and feel like yourself again.
Reviews / Votes
The Perimenopause Survival Guide by Dr Heather Hirsch is a compassionate, science-backed roadmap for women over 35 who feel blindsided by shifting hormones and unexplained symptoms. With expert insight and real-world strategies, this essential guide empowers readers to understand their bodies, take charge of their health, and finally feel like themselves again. -- Tamsen Fadal, New York Times Bestselling author of How to Menopause and host of The Tamsen Show podcast Easy to understand and supportive guidance to help women navigate this hormonal transition and feel more like themselves. * Kate Rowe-Ham, bestselling author of Owning Your Menopause * We are so in need of this book because women are suffering and are not getting presented with a full toolbox of options to help them. We are so lucky that this is becoming more and more openly discussed. Women should not be suffering! -- Dr Rachel Rubin MD, urologist and sexual medicine specialist The Perimenopause Survival Guide is the ultimate roadmap for navigating the rollercoaster of perimenopause. In this book, Dr. Hirsch provides you with actionable strategies for every perimenopausal symptom you might encounter, including lifestyle changes and evidence-based treatments that actually work. She debunks common (and harmful) myths about perimenopause, equipping you with the information you need to better understand your changing body. Every woman should have this book on her shelf as a trusted companion when preparing for and going through perimenopause. Read it and be prepared to feel in control and, importantly, like yourself again. -- Rena Malik, MD, urologist and pelvic surgeon An empowering, practical, and much-needed lifeline for every woman navigating perimenopause. Dr Heather Hirsch cuts through the confusion with clarity, compassion, and science-backed solutions - giving women the tools, knowledge, and confidence to reclaim their health and thrive through this crucial life stage. This book will help you feel seen, supported, and ready to take charge of your journey * Lavina Mehta, PT and author of The Feel Good Fix * Dr Heather Hirsch cuts through the confusion (and myths) of perimenopause with clarity, science, and heart. The Perimenopause Survival Guide is the empowering, practical resource every woman needs to take back control and thrive. A must-read! -- Dr Kelly Casperson, author of You Are Not BrokenMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Edition type
New edition
File size
2,78 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5299-5694-8 (9781529956948)
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Heather Hirsch
The Perimenopause Survival Guide
Make Sense of Your Symptoms and Build Your Personalised Treatment Plan
Book
10/2025
Vermilion
€24.00
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Person
Dr Heather Hirsch's personal work focuses on menopausal hormone therapy, perimenopause, breast cancer survivorship, and other conditions common to women in midlife. She is an active and contributing member of the North American Menopause Society, and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health. She's former faculty at Harvard Medical School.
