We are pleased to provide the following reviews of popular books for those who are interested in reading more than the materials developed by The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
NAMS fully supports empowering women with current, accurate information regarding the passage through menopause and beyond so they are better able to make informed decisions about their health. In the past few years, the number of books about menopause has increased substantially, with hundreds of publications now available. Unfortunately, not all titles present accurate information.
NAMS, therefore, has begun to provide book reviews here on the NAMS Web site and in each issue of its popular e-newsletter, Menopause Flashes. The following reviews are listed in alphabetical order. Please note that inclusion on this list does not imply that NAMS endorses the information and treatments discussed in these publications.
Permission is granted by NAMS to reproduce these reviews in their entirety unedited in a noncommercial effort, provided that the NAMS copyright line remains in place; excerpts may be published only with written permission from NAMS.
Dr. Nieca Goldberg’s Complete Guide to Women’s Health
Nieca Goldberg, MD, with Alice Greenwood, PhD
New York: Ballantine Books; 2008
--Reviewed October 2008
The Dry Eye Remedy
Robert Latkany, MD
Long Island City, NY: Hatherleigh Press; 2007
-- Reviewed December 2007
The Everything Health Guide to Menopause, 2nd Edition
Kate Bracy Kalb, RN, MS, ARNP, and Kathryn Arendt, MD
Cincinnati, OH; Adams Media; 2007
-- Reviewed January 2008
The Female Brain
Louann Brizendine, MD
New York: Broadway Books; 2006
-- Reviewed March 2008
Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas
Jennifer H. Mieres, MD, FAHA, Terri Ann Parnell, RN, MA, and Carol Turkington
New York: St. Martin’s Griffin; 2008
-- Reviewed July 2008
The Hormone Decision
Tara Parker-Pope
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books; 2007
-- Reviewed March 2007
Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in Modern America
Judith A. Houck
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; 2006
-- Reviewed September 2008
Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, with Shari A. Bassuk, ScD
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2006
-- Reviewed February 2007
Is it hot in here? Or is it me? The Complete Guide to Menopause
Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert Kelly
New York, NY: Workman Publishing; 2006
-- Reviewed April 2007
The Menopause Bible: The Complete Practical Guide to Managing your Menopause
Robin N Phillips, MD
Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books; 2005
-- Reviewed June 2007
Menopause: The Complete Guide
Nicole Jaff
Johannesburg, South Africa; Penguin Books: 2008
--Reviewed February 2009
Menopause for Dummies
Marcia Jones, PhD, Theresa Eichenwald, MD, and Nancy W. Hall, M.S.
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, Inc; 2007
-- Reviewed February 2008
Menopause with Science and Soul: A Guidebook for Navigating the Journey
Judith Boice, ND, LAc
Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts; 2007
-- Reviewed May 2008
The No-nonsense Guide to Menopause
Barbara Seaman and Laura Eldridge
New York; Simon and Schuster: 2008
-- Reviewed November 2008
Not Guilty By Reason of Menopause
Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant
Berkeley, CA; Celstial Arts: 2008
--Reviewed December 2008
Our Bodies Our Bones: Exercises & Other Strategies in Osteoporosis Prevention
Developed and edited by Lila A. Wallis, MD, MACP
New York, NY: National Council on Women’s Health; 2005
-- Reviewed July 2007
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause
The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
New York, NY: Touchstone Books; 2006
-- Reviewed August 2007
Overcoming Urinary Incontinence
Michael H. Safir, MD, Clay N. Boyd, MD, and Tony E. Pinson, MD
Omaha, NE: Addicus Books; 2008
-- Reviewed August 2008
The Secret Pleasures of Menopause
Christiane Northrup, MD
Carlsbad, CA; Hay House: 2008
--Reviewed January 2009
Sex and the Seasoned Woman: Pursuing the Passionate Life
Gail Sheehy
New York, NY: Random House; 2006
-- Reviewed January 2007
The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough: Overcoming Sexual and Hormonal Problems at Every Age
Mary J. Shomon
New York, NY: Collins; 2006
-- Reviewed October 2007
Transitions Through the Perimenopausal Years: Demystifying the Journey
Lissa Zala, BA, Andrea Swan, BScN, and Jerilynn Prior, MD
Victoria, Canada: Trafford Publishing; 2005
-- Reviewed September 2007
A Woman’s Guide to Menopause & Perimenopause
Mary Jane Minkin, MD, and Carol V. Wright, PhD
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press; 2005
-- Reviewed May 2007
Women’s Health: Your Body, Your Hormones, Your Choices
Holly L. Thacker, MD
Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Clinic Press; 2007
-- Reviewed November 2007
Women’s Herbs, Women’s Health
Christopher Hobbs, LAc, Kathi Keville, and Michael Amster, MD
Summertown, TN: Botanica Press; 2007
-- Reviewed April 2008
Younger Next Year for Women: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy--Until You're 80 and Beyond
Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, MD
New York: Workman Publishing, 2007
-- Reviewed June 2008 |