Natural Menopause: The Complete Guide, Revised Edition (ISBN 0201479877)

hardly a complete guide, and not always accurate:
This is a compendium of information, geared to the physical changes in menopause. Calling itself a "complete guide," and thus possibly the only book some women might read, it could certainly be better. All of the issues of menopause are covered, but rather flatly. Despite the attempt to be up to date with the addition of alternative therapies (mostly herbs), there were a few incidences of inexcusably bad information (e.g., depression after a hysterectomy is incidental and unrelated to the physical experience of the surgery; and the marks around a woman's mouth as she ages are caused from puckering the mouth to smoke a cigarette). It may suffice as a comfort book for some women, depending on how much comfort they need. There are so many really good books out there, I don't see why this one is even still in print. Take a look at "Ourselves Growing Older" from the same folks who brought out "Our Bodies, Ourselves." A really great book with a l! ot of references to other really great books.

Kate O'Hanlan saved my life-rather literally.:
Kate O'Hanlan saved my life. Her book contributed to this by persuading me that hormone replacement thing is very bad for someone with a high probability of cancer. The book is very readable and useful, even if you are not going through menopause.