Cracking The Menopause : While Keeping Yourself Together

Cracking The Menopause : While Keeping Yourself Together

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  • Author：Mariella Frostrup
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Summary

t’s time for us to start talking about the menopause。 Cracking the Menopause， from straight-talking broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and award-winning health journalist Alice Smellie， has all the information you need - with a generous side order of humour。 Designed to equip you with the knowledge you need to manage your symptoms from perimenopause onwards， this essential book separates the myths from the reality and offers expertise， hope and advice。

Featuring case studies from women in every walk of life and all stages of their menopause journey， Cracking the Menopause opens up the conversation about an urgent topic that half the population will experience， but barely anyone is talking about。

Why has the menopause been overlooked in medical research？
Why is it ignored by society （except as the butt of bad jokes）？
What are the symptoms， when will it happen， and what does it really mean？

Answering all these questions and more， Mariella shares her own journey through the menopause – along with the latest science and funny illustrations – to provide an informative source of wisdom， humour and enlightenment。

Drawing on cutting-edge research and featuring interviews with a wide range of experts， from leading gynaecologists to psychologists， sleep specialists， nutritionists and more， this book provides advice and recommendations you can trust。

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Reviews

Claire ，

My quest for inclusive information about the menopause continues。 This book started well， as you might expect from a journalist Mariella Frostrup opens with a thorough and detailed description of what menopause actually is， including the difference between peri-menopause and post menopause， as well as detailing the hormones whet they do for us and how their changes affect us。 It then began to lose its way a little and became much more of her own particular experience of the menopause and whilst My quest for inclusive information about the menopause continues。 This book started well， as you might expect from a journalist Mariella Frostrup opens with a thorough and detailed description of what menopause actually is， including the difference between peri-menopause and post menopause， as well as detailing the hormones whet they do for us and how their changes affect us。 It then began to lose its way a little and became much more of her own particular experience of the menopause and whilst that was helpful in understanding more about her particular issues insomnia， hot flushes and brain fog， there was less space for understanding the other numerous symptoms although some are mentioned， I would have welcomed an equally deep exploration of the full range of symptoms。 In terms of finding what helped her， she is very much based in the medical model， there is an interesting and much needed defence of HRT， although again I would have liked some balance of the natural alternatives。 I also disagree with her approach to the changes in her weight， where she said that diets don't work 'because women don't stick to them' as if women are the problem when there is vast evidence to show that diets don't work because they are designed to fail。 Perhaps she could read The Body is not an apology by Sonya Renee Taylor， which would also help her with the changes in the way she is having sex。 I know she is heterosexual， （she tells you enough times）， that doesn't mean accepting a limited view of what is possible sexually。 My other disagreement is her insistence in several places of equating gender with genitals， which was just unnecessary and hugely problematic。 Off course she can write from her own perspective but when writing about others in this way it is exclusionary and off-putting。 Overall I would say the beginning of this book is a helpful exploration of menopause but for details of the full range of symptoms and an inclusive way of managing them， I would suggest you look elsewhere， although our search for that may be continuing。 With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC 。。。more

Tracey ，

BySo much information about the menopause and of course the peri menopause。I found this a helpful read。 I enjoyed reading other people's experiences along with the explanations of what is happening to our bodies。My conclusion is women's bodies are amazing。 BySo much information about the menopause and of course the peri menopause。I found this a helpful read。 I enjoyed reading other people's experiences along with the explanations of what is happening to our bodies。My conclusion is women's bodies are amazing。 。。。more

Sarah ，

A fabulously informative book on a subject that is far too often brushed over or completely ignored。 It felt great to read this and realise odd symptoms I've been experiencing are actually totally normal， and shared by thousands of others - perimenopause and menopause need to be spoken about， learned about， and Mariella Frostrup begins to tackle this in the book in a forthright and readable manner。 Definitely one I'll dip into over the years to come！ A fabulously informative book on a subject that is far too often brushed over or completely ignored。 It felt great to read this and realise odd symptoms I've been experiencing are actually totally normal， and shared by thousands of others - perimenopause and menopause need to be spoken about， learned about， and Mariella Frostrup begins to tackle this in the book in a forthright and readable manner。 Definitely one I'll dip into over the years to come！ 。。。more

Louise ，

Mariella Frostrup has done much over recent years to try and bust some myths around the perimenopause and the menopause。 This book brings together what her quest （so far） has found。 I thought it was an interesting and straightforward read， with Mariella's usual style and flair。The book explains the potential symptoms of the peri-menopause but also the uniqueness of each person's experience。 Mariella also focusses on the importance of seeking help to address the symptoms， including sometimes havi Mariella Frostrup has done much over recent years to try and bust some myths around the perimenopause and the menopause。 This book brings together what her quest （so far） has found。 I thought it was an interesting and straightforward read， with Mariella's usual style and flair。The book explains the potential symptoms of the peri-menopause but also the uniqueness of each person's experience。 Mariella also focusses on the importance of seeking help to address the symptoms， including sometimes having to persuade GPs of the seriousness and also tackling head-on the damaging myths around HRT。I suspect this book might work slightly better for those looking back and realising those things they experienced were in fact the menopause。 I think those seeking to understand what the menopause might be like might well still be slightly mystified about what to expect。 But that perhaps reflects more the medial world's lack of research and focus on this subject， which is one of the things this book is trying to tackle and is a helpful and informative stepping stone to opening up that conversation more。 。。。more

Suzanne Griffin ，

I wish this book had been written 10 years ago。 Packed full of volumes of information on both peri and menopauses， and the odd humorous anecdote， it should be read by everyone， （and that includes men） over 40。 The style of writing is easy to follow and although there is a lot of scientific/medical information included you don't need a PHD to understand it。 This book puts into perspective a lot of the confusion that women feel around menopause and plugs the hole of lack of information。It is most I wish this book had been written 10 years ago。 Packed full of volumes of information on both peri and menopauses， and the odd humorous anecdote， it should be read by everyone， （and that includes men） over 40。 The style of writing is easy to follow and although there is a lot of scientific/medical information included you don't need a PHD to understand it。 This book puts into perspective a lot of the confusion that women feel around menopause and plugs the hole of lack of information。It is most certainly time for menopause women to reclaim their place in society and show everyone that it is a new beginning and not a end。 Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for a free copy of this fab book in return for an unbiased review。 。。。more

Sue ，

A brilliant and insightful read into the menopause which， in my opinion， should be issued to every woman in their late 30’s so they can recognise the symptoms and get some help rather than suffer in silence or be fobbed off by a GP。 Written in Mariella Frostrup’s distinctive voice， it’s like having a chat with a familiar female friend who has been there， got the t shirt and SURVIVED！ I’m delighted that the menopause is at last being talked about openly and in a positive way…… highly recommended A brilliant and insightful read into the menopause which， in my opinion， should be issued to every woman in their late 30’s so they can recognise the symptoms and get some help rather than suffer in silence or be fobbed off by a GP。 Written in Mariella Frostrup’s distinctive voice， it’s like having a chat with a familiar female friend who has been there， got the t shirt and SURVIVED！ I’m delighted that the menopause is at last being talked about openly and in a positive way…… highly recommended reading for both women and men。 。。。more

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