Welcome to Litsy!

Finished this up on my lunch hour. It was recommended to me by my gynecologist. I‘m in my mid-thirties but have a history in my family of early menopause. I‘d asked my doctor what sort of things I could be doing now to get ready and she pointed me to this book. Extremely strong feminine voice that could be a little off putting at times but lots of good info!

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For a time, I lived with my mom, her mom, & her mom‘s mom, but still I didn‘t know much about menopause. Maybe the workplace should separate us out to teach these hormonal changes like schools did for puberty.
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I like the feminist take. I like the balance of honoring the knowledge of crones & science. And I like that it got me to bypass my sucky PCP & head return to my GYN.

Some really good stuff, some not great. I learned a lot about the menopause transition, which was very helpful. I found the writing style…well, bad and distracting. Poor grammar/copyediting, the conversational tidbits thrown into the technical parts halted the flow, and while I agree that misogyny has done a number on female health the snide stuff really added up. One really annoying thing was explaining this 👆🏼 mnemonic every single time 👇🏻

I did really well with my #BookSpinBingo in January! Two whole bingos! That must be a record for me. I would have got the third bingo, but the tagged book is that number 17 spot. It is long and dry and a little bit scary as I am approaching menopause myself (hence why I'm reading the book 😅). I'm hoping February is equally as good!

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Excellent, read this if you are over 30!

Well researched book that also includes the author‘s observations/experience from her years of clinical practice as an ob/gyn. Offers explanations and timeline for the menopause transition and potential therapies to treat symptoms interfering with quality of life.