Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause

“Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause” (2006) provides an analysis of the social, cultural, and political forces that influence and affect women’s experiences with menopause, dispels menopause myths, and provides crucial information that women can use to take control of their own health and get the best care possible.

With a preface by Vivian Pinn, M.D., former director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health, Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause includes definitive information from the latest research and personal stories from a diverse group of women.

• Female sexual “dysfunction” at midlife — myth or reality?
• How do commercial interests affect treatments for menopause?
• Female sexual “dysfunction” at midlife — myth or reality?
• How do commercial interests affect treatments for menopause?
• Is hormone treatment safe? And who should take it?
• What do women need to know about heart disease and osteoporosis?
• Are “natural” or bioidentical hormones better than synthetic hormones?
• Can herbs help with hot flashes or insomnia?