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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821930603321

Autore

Edelman Julia Schlam <1954->

Titolo

Menopause matters : your guide to a long and healthy life / / Julia Schlam Edelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8018-9523-5

0-8018-9383-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xi, 391 p. cm

Collana

The Johns Hopkins Press health book

Disciplina

618.1/75

Soggetti

Menopause

Older women - Health and hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

You and your doctor : the health alliance -- Handling hot flashes without hormones -- Taking hormones in menopause -- Heart disease : the risk of doing nothing -- Understanding unexpected bleeding -- Common concerns -- Smoother sex -- Compatible contraception -- Moods, memory, and mental health -- Successful sleep -- Better bones -- Lifestyle choices for living longer -- Curbing your risk of cancer -- Your doctor visit.

Sommario/riassunto

No woman will read the book without experiencing at least one big wake-up call about how to live a happier, healthier life.