Change Before the Change Everything You Need to Know to Stay Healthy in the Decade Before Menopause

Name: Change Before the Change Everything You Need to Know to Stay Healthy in the Decade Before Menopause
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ISBN: 9780553108767

ISBN-10: 055310876X

ISBN-13: 9780553108767

Edition: 2000

Authors: Laura E. Corio, Linda G. Kahn

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“What’s happening to me?” You’re in the prime of life. As far as you know, menopause could be years away. So why is your body sending you such weird messages? • Irregular periods you haven’t seen since your teen years • Mood swings, irritability, and worrisome memory glitches • Stubborn extra pounds you just can’t shed • Hot flashes and insomnia that leave you tired all day • And sex — remember how it used to be? If even one of these sounds familiar, you could be in perimenopause — the change that precedes the change by as many as ten years. Has your doctor mentioned it? Shockingly, many still don’t. But Dr. Laura Corio has “the talk” with every one of her patients when they reach age…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/31/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Laura E. Corio, M.D., is board certified in obstetrics & gynecology. In addition to her private practice, she is an attending physician at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, where she also teaches medical students & residents. She lives in New Jersey with her son & daughter.

Linda G. Kahn is a writer & editor specializing in health & psychology.

Introduction: Woman to Woman	p. 1
Before the Change
How Do I Know If I'm in Perimenopause?	p. 9
The First Sign: Menstrual Irregularities	p. 24
Can Somebody Open a Window? Hot Flashes, Insomnia, and Other Joys	p. 44
I'm Losing My Mind! Estrogen and the Brain	p. 67
Not Tonight, Honey: Sexual Changes and Other Embarrassments	p. 95
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Visible Signs of Perimenopause	p. 123
My Biological Clock Is Ticking: Changes in Fertility	p. 144
Staying Healthy
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk: Your Bones	p. 181
Beating the Odds: Your Heart	p. 209
Bosom Buddies: Your Breasts	p. 242
Below the Belt: Your Uterus, Ovaries, Cervix, and Colon	p. 282
Eve's Apple: Your Thyroid Gland	p. 319
Dr. Corio's Presciption for a Healthy Perimenopause	p. 334
Herbs	p. 359
Phytoestrogens	p. 364
Hormones in Perimenopause	p. 367
Checklist of Screening Tests	p. 387
References	p. 389
Acknowledgments	p. 421
About the Authors	p. 423
Sources and Permissions	p. 425
Index	p. 427
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