{"product_id":"the-m-word-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-menopause","title":"The M Word: Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause","description":"Review\n\n'I’ve read a few menopause books and hand on heart, this is the one that I’ll keep on my bookshelf (the others I’ve given away). It may not be the most medically encyclopedic or touchy-feely, but it is the only one I’ve read that I wish I’d read five years ago. I didn’t have to re-read paragraphs or feel that I needed to make notes to understand what was being said.' -- Elizabeth Carr-Ellis ― 50Sense\n\n\nProduct Description\n\n“Dr Kaye is the mate who’s always got your back, she knows her stuff and tells you exactly how it is” SARA COX\nThe complete one-stop guide to the peri-menopause and menopause, by Dr Philippa Kaye, with a foreword by Vanessa Feltz\nMenopause is the last taboo. But it does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, of work, or of feeling like who you used to be.\nWith modern treatments and evidence-based knowledge, no woman need suffer or “just about” manage. You are still who you are – let’s celebrate that. Let’s get informed and get empowered to make our own choices about our symptoms, our treatments, our minds and our bodies.\nThe M Word covers everything from understanding symptoms to managing relationships to which treatments really work. Discussing HRT as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this book will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause.\nTopics covered include: Hot flushes and other physical symptoms Psychological symptoms Sex, libido and contraception HRT and other treatments Lifestyle changes Health after the menopause\nAnd much more!\nWritten in a positive, uplifting and light-hearted style, with plenty of quotes from real women, this book shows you how to not just survive, but thrive through the menopause, letting you remain you.\n\nReview\n\n'Philippa has been the go-to MadeForMums GP for years – she has offered enormous help to the mums who visit our site on so many topics related to parenting and women’s health... her advice is always practical, down to earth and just what our readers need to know.' ― MadeForMums Content Editor Tara Breathnach\n\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nThe menopause does not have to mean the end of your libido, of sex, of work, or of feeling like who you used to be. The M Word is a complete one-stop guide to the peri-menopause and menopause, covering everything from understanding symptoms to managing relationships to which treatments really work. Discussing HRT as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this book will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause.\nTopics covered include:\nHot flushes and other physical symptoms\nPsychological symptoms\nSex, libido and contraception\nHRT and other treatments\nLifestyle changes\nHealth after the menopause\nAnd much more!\nWritten in a positive, uplifting and light-hearted style, with plenty of quotes from real women, this book shows you how to not just survive, but thrive through the menopause, letting you remain you.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nDr Philippa Kaye is a GP with a particular interest in children’s, women’s and sexual health. She has written multiple books on topics ranging from pregnancy and fertility to child health and child development, and she has a weekly column in Woman magazine as well as contributing to other magazines and newspapers. She has regularly been seen broadcasting on radio and television in programmes such as This Morning and The Victoria Derbyshire Show. She is also the GP ambassador for Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. Her days are filled with a mix of general practice, media work and her other job – being a mum!","brand":"Summersdale Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40594172411989,"sku":"9781787832947N","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/d5aeaa82-41b8-4ffc-a474-38807bfed004.jpg?v=1682329558","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-m-word-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-menopause","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}