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BostonPL_World Menopause Day

October 18 is World Menopause Day. This day raises awareness, breaks stigma, and recommends support options. We also want to highlight the importance of prioritizing health and wellness at any age!

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  • Hot and Bothered

    What No One Tells You About Menopause and How to Feel Like Yourself Again

    Dunn, Jancee
    *ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PHYSICAL BOOK! When Jancee Dunn hit her mid-forties, she was bombarded by seemingly random symptoms: rampant insomnia, spring-loaded nerves, weirdly dry mouth, and Rio Grande-level periods. After going to multiple…
    eAudiobookBooks on Tape, 2023
  • Menopause

    a Comic Treatment

    Hot flashes. Vaginal atrophy. Social stigma. The comics in this unapologetic anthology prove that when it comes to menopause and its attendant symptoms, no one needs to sweat it alone. Featuring works by comics luminaries such as Lynda…
    Graphic NovelUniversity Park, PA : Graphic Mundi, [2021]
  • The Menopause Brain

    New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition With Knowledge and Confidence

    Mosconi, Lisa,
    *ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK! Menopause and perimenopause are still a black box to most doctors, leaving patients exasperated as they grapple with symptoms ranging from hot flashes to insomnia and brain fog. As a leading neuroscientist and…
    BookNew York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2024]
  • The New Rules of Menopause

    a Mayo Clinic Guide to Perimenopause and Beyond

    Faubion, Stephanie S,
    The ultimate guide, offering real talk about menopause, straight, honest info for managing symptoms and the keys to optimizing your health for the long run--from one of the top doctors in the field of women's health and other experts from…
    BookRochester, MN : Mayo Clinic Press, 2023.
  • Perimenopause Power.

    Navigating Your Hormones on the Journey to Menopause

    Hill, Maisie,
    Three-quarters of women reaching menopause experience symptoms such as mood changes, insomnia, hot flushes, and night sweats, but there is little in the way of evidence-based information out there to help them presented in a way that's…
    BookLondon : Green Tree, 2021.
  • What Fresh Hell Is This?

    Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You

    Corinna, Heather
    *ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK! Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there’s no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take…
    eBookGrand Central Publishing, 2021
  • The New Menopause

    Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change With Purpose, Power, and Facts

    Haver, Mary Claire (Medical doctor),
    Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not! This is the empowering approach to self-advocacy that pioneering women's health advocate Dr. Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause.…
    BookNew York : Rodale Books, [2024]
  • You have so many questions, but no idea where to start finding the answers. Here they are. In this book you'll find the definitive, expert responses to all your FAQs: On Menopause. No question is too simple, too embarrassing, too rude or…
    BookLondon : Sheldon Press, 2023.
  • *ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK! For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause - its onset, its symptoms, its treatments - and what it means for us. Menopausing will build an empowered, supportive community to break this…
    BookLondon : HQ, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
  • Menopause

    The Horror, Humility, and Humor of It All!!!

    McIntosh, Colleen
    "McIntosh's Menopause is a truly honest instructional guide for surviving and thriving through menopause. This "personal account of my aging carcass" is peppered with hilarious one-liners, from her reference to menopausal hot flashes as…
    eBookBookBaby, 2023
  • Learn more about menopause from the National Library of Medicine! This link will take you to suggested books, short videos, online resources and more.
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