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.
100 Questions & Answers About Menopause
Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, and Karla A. Knight, RN
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publisher; 2005
-- Reviewed November 2006
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
A Woman's Guide to Sexual Health
Mary Jane Minkin, MD, and Carol V. Wright, PhD
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press; 2005
-- Reviewed September 2006
Action Plan for Menopause: Your Guide to a Healthy, Vibrant Transition
Barbara Bushman, PhD, and Janice Clark Young, EdD
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2005
-- Reviewed July 2006
Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidential Hormones
Suzanne Somers
New York, NY: Crown; 2006
-- Reviewed December 2006
Beautiful Bones Without Hormones
Leon Root, MD
New York, NY: Gotham Books; 2005
-- Reviewed October 2006
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
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
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
Outwitting Osteoporosis: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Bone Health
Ronda Gates, MS, and Beverly Whipple, PhD
Hillsboro, OR: Beyond Words Publishing; 2006
-- Reviewed June 2006
Sex and the Seasoned Woman: Pursuing the Passionate Life
Gail Sheehy
New York, NY: Random House; 2006
-- Reviewed January 2007
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
The Hormone Decision
Tara Parker-Pope
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books; 2007
-- Reviewed March 2007
The Menopause Bible: The Complete Practical Guide to Managing your Menopause
Robin N Phillips, MD
Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books; 2005
-- Reviewed June 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
Understanding Menopause
Janine O’Leary Cobb
Toronto, ON, Canada: Key Porter Books; 2005
-- Reviewed August 2006
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 |