Best books on menopause?

Opinions, please.

I has a hysterectomy almost a month ago; kept the ovaries. However after
doing some reading in various places on-line I've been stunned to find that,
in a great many cases after having the hysterectomy done, the ovaries never
quite function again, or that the reduced blood supply causes them to stop
working over the next three years. Neither my gyn, nor the gynecological
surgery specialist told me this beforehand, which I feel a bit annoyed
about.

I'm currently 46, so it isn't like I had much of a warantee left anyway, but
since it appears to be coming at me a little faster than I exected, I would
like to amass some good reference books.

What is your favoite book and why?

Sheila

WhansaMi <WhansaMi@verizon.net> wrote:

> Opinions, please.
>
> I has a hysterectomy almost a month ago; kept the ovaries. However after
> doing some reading in various places on-line I've been stunned to find that,
> in a great many cases after having the hysterectomy done, the ovaries never
> quite function again, or that the reduced blood supply causes them to stop
> working over the next three years. Neither my gyn, nor the gynecological
> surgery specialist told me this beforehand, which I feel a bit annoyed
> about.
>
> I'm currently 46, so it isn't like I had much of a warantee left anyway, but
> since it appears to be coming at me a little faster than I exected, I would
> like to amass some good reference books.
>
> What is your favoite book and why?

"Illusions" by Richard Bach. Buddhism for the western mind, and has
airplanes and men camping out. Totally unrelated to ovaries. Or maybe
not.

The only book on menopause I have read, is Dr. Susan Love's "Menopause
and Hormone Book" and I liked it. I didn't know the uterus makes vitamin
D and that the ovaries keep on working for life, but switch jobs at
menopause. She gives a good description of what's going on in our bodies
hormonally, both at puberty and at reverse-puberty.

--
Keera in Norway * Think big. Shrink to fit.
http://home.online.no/~kafox/

On Sat, 19 May 2007 08:29:44 +0200, thinkbig.shrinktofit@online.no
(Keera Ann Fox) wrote:

>> What is your favoite book and why?
>
>"Illusions" by Richard Bach. Buddhism for the western mind, and has
>airplanes and men camping out. Totally unrelated to ovaries. Or maybe
>not.


LOL! I was trying to figure out what that had to do with menopause,
then I re-read the question you were answering. OK.

Dana
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

thinkbig.shrinktofit@online.no (Keera Ann Fox) wrote in
news:1hycq11.132d6w2157hlyaN%thinkbig.shrinktofit@ online.no:

> The only book on menopause I have read, is Dr. Susan Love's "Menopause
> and Hormone Book" and I liked it. I didn't know the uterus makes
> vitamin D and that the ovaries keep on working for life, but switch
> jobs at menopause. She gives a good description of what's going on in
> our bodies hormonally, both at puberty and at reverse-puberty.
>

I second that one, and add Lonnie Barbach's _The Pause_ to the list.

Chak

--
A woman who seeks to be equal with men lacks ambition.
--Fortune cookie

Keera Ann Fox <thinkbig.shrinktofit@online.no> wrote:

>
> The only book on menopause I have read, is Dr. Susan Love's "Menopause
> and Hormone Book" and I liked it. I didn't know the uterus makes vitamin
> D and that the ovaries keep on working for life, but switch jobs at
> menopause. She gives a good description of what's going on in our bodies
> hormonally, both at puberty and at reverse-puberty.

I've read several, and this one is my favorite.

I had the scary experience of accidently starting a book written before
the women's health initiative study came out (I thought I only checked
out library books written after that). I figured it out when the author
started cheerleading for HRT on the grounds that it would prevent
altzeimers and heart disease. Eek!

On May 18, 9:55 pm, "WhansaMi" <Whans...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Opinions, please.
>
> I has a hysterectomy almost a month ago; kept the ovaries. However after
> doing some reading in various places on-line I've been stunned to find that,
> in a great many cases after having the hysterectomy done, the ovaries never
> quite function again, or that the reduced blood supply causes them to stop
> working over the next three years. Neither my gyn, nor the gynecological
> surgery specialist told me this beforehand, which I feel a bit annoyed
> about.



Sheila,
I'm now 54, had a hysterectomy at age 33 with ovaries intact. As far
as I could tell (subtle signs like breast swelling, twinges when egg
is released), they both kept working till I was in my late 40s.
That's when I started getting sharp pains in one ovary, then it quit
for good. Perimenopause symptoms set in the same time. The other one
sputtered out about two years ago, after which the real meno fun
began. Pay close attention, and you should be able to tell if your
ovaries are still working. The hard part for women like us is knowing
when menopause begins.
Les

>
> I'm currently 46, so it isn't like I had much of a warantee left anyway, but
> since it appears to be coming at me a little faster than I exected, I would
> like to amass some good reference books.
>
> What is your favoite book and why?
>
> Sheila